[jeremy1375]

The "very low" firearm homicide rate you are talking about is much higher than our first world neighbors. Your odds of being gunned down in any other first world country are roughly 1/3 of what they are here. The countries at the top of the list have much higher levels of poverty than the U.S... The only thing those statistics suggest is that people kill each other more when they have less to lose.

The evidence in the stats suggest that first world countries, of which we are one, that have strict gun control laws also have lower homicide rates, firearm and otherwise.