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Q: Discuss your analyses and arguments on why the United States is an outlier as the sixth most dangerous country in the world based on Gross Domestic Product per capita and the connection with guns per 100 residents. Please explain whether you agree with my classmate response to the above question and why?
It always amazes me when I see a chart like this one. It is hard to believe that we live in one of the most dangerous country's in the world. I have traveled to at least 75% of the states in our country and it seems the only times that I may be concerned for my safety are in certain big cities. High crime areas.
Looking at the data that was given to us we see that the United States is by far the biggest in population, second biggest when it comes to land mass, and one of the highest practicing countries of a religion. We also have one of the greatest amount of different ethnic backgrounds in the world. When you put all these together with the guns in the mix you are going to have some problems. Not that guns are a bad thing. I believe we need them in the hands of law abiding citizens. But when you have such a vast difference in income class levels and the amount of money that our country has, you're going to see problems arise. When people struggle to live with little food, bad health situations, and a low income, that most of the time does not even provide for their families, they will turn to crime.
When it comes to our Gross Domestic Product per capita (GDP) and guns per 100 residents it makes a whole lot of sense why we are an outlier as the sixth most dangerous country in the world. With there being such a difference in income levels it usually leads to crime with the use of a gun. It has to do with our freedom, which of course is not a bad thing. I believe this is a huge reason for the number of guns that our country possesses. We have more access and freedom to buy guns then any other country in the world. Just about anyone can get a firearm in the United States legally or illegally. When that is the case people will arm themselves for protection. The average home in the United States that possess guns legally, probably ranges from 3-5 in each home.
Our country needs to spend more time educating individuals of how important guns are, if used and handled properly by the right people, we would probably see a decrease in deaths. As long as we continue to grow in numbers and income so will our crime. We just need to be prepared with better trained law enforcement and making citizens aware of their rights.