Firearms and Violence: Interpreting the Connection

Saturday, January 1, 2000

The rate of homicide with firearms in the United States is more than five times that of almost every other highly industrialized nation. As recently as 1989, the level of firearm ownership in this country was more than twice that of other industrialized nations. Is there a connection between the statistics?

Citation: 
Clarke, Stevens H. "Firearms and Violence: Interpreting the Connection." Popular Government 65, no. 2 (Winter 2000): 2-17.
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