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To: combjelly who wrote (895813)10/23/2015 11:11:57 AM
From: TimF   of 1575761
 
In general, the more guns, the higher the murder rate.

The data doesn't support your conclusion.

The data you presented for Australia was about "gun deaths", not murders. It also can't reasonably control for other factors.

The data for Europe (a much more populated place then Australia, and with more different levels of gun control, murder, and number of guns per capita, to compare then your comparison of Australia to the US) shows a modest reverse correlation where more guns goes along with less murder.

The data for the world as a whole seems to show no significant correlation in either direction.
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