Gallup: Americans in love with their guns

[Franzl]

Did you forget that we still have FAR more gun murders than any other rich country?

would you rather they be pushed out of a window?

Compare overall murder rates then. Still a huge difference.

[Franzl]

Did you forget that we still have FAR more gun murders than any other rich country?

would you rather they be pushed out of a window?

Obviously if we didn't have guns there would be fewer murders, most people who use guns are too cowardly to kill someone by hand.

If this were true, wouldn't we have more murders now that we have so many more guns?

Deadman....I do have one question, why do you think the murder rate in the U.S. is so significantly higher than in Europe?

I understand there are other factors (drug abuse....poverty among minorities particulary, etc.), but do you think that explains it all?

[Franzl]

The thing is, it's obvious to me that the gun culture in America is responsible for a good deal of the total murders....many of the gun killers would not do it a different way, IMO.

The real problem, though, is I'm not sure if stricter gun laws would really have the desired effect, considering how obsessed Americans are about the issue and considering how many guns are out there.