Another US school shooting

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by Platapus

What about other violent crimes? You are right population should not have a correlation with gun usage as that is more cultural. But I do think there is a correlation between population and the number of violent crimes committed.

I could be wrong.

Japan? Culture has more to do with it than numbers IMHO.

http://www.nationmaster.com/compare/Japan/United-States/Crime

Or more telling

http://www.nationmaster.com/compare/Australia/Japan/Crime
Note the assault ans firearm murder stats.