It might come as a surprise to many that when it comes to the number of murders committed with a handgun the United States is not number one. It is on the list but its not nearly close to being first relative to its population size. Here now is a list of the top 5 countries worldwide for gun murders. It is the number of deaths per 1,000,000 citizens in the year 2003. That is the most recent year for which there are complete statistics. The source is a group called the International Action Network on small Arms. They gathered information from various government sources:
1.Brazil -------------------------- 213 gun deaths per 1,000,000
2.South Africa -------------------126 gun deaths per 1,000,000
3.U.S. ----------------------------- 41 gun deaths per 1,000,000
4.Canada -------------------------5.1 gun deaths per 1,000,000
5.U.K. ---------------------------- 0.3 gun deaths per 1,000,000
Japan was tied with England at -0.3 gun deaths per 1,000,000
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