U.S. Has A Lot Of Guns, But it Is Not Alone

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Arizona Shooting: US Has Lots Of Guns, But It's Not Alone -- Christian Science Monitor

The shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) of Arizona has brought renewed attention to the US 'gun culture' and gun violence – and the prevalence of guns in the country. In fact, the US has the largest number of civilian-owned guns in the world, both in raw number and relative to its total population, according to a 2007 report by Small Arms Survey, a Geneva-based project that studies small arms and armed violence. But some countries aren't too far behind the US. Below are some of the countries with the largest civilian gun ownership rates in the world.

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My Comment: I know about the high percentage of guns in places like Iraq and Switzerland .... but Finland?

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