gun statistics in the us vs other countries

1. Gun Ownership

• United States civilians have, on average, 283 million guns in our hands.
• 4.5 Million firearms are sold each year
• 2 out of that 4.5 million are handguns

    2.  Gun Deaths

• More than 30,000 people are killed by firearms each year
• Around 30 people are shot and murdered each day
• Out of these 30 people, 15 of them are between the ages of 18 and 35

    3.  Gun Homocides (per year)

• Less than 50 in Japan
• Less than 150 in Germany, France and Italy
• Less than 200 in Canada
• More than 10,000 in the US