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To: Ish who wrote (21737)	5/22/1998 3:25:00 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Bill, the gun death rate in Switzerland is really quite high compared to other societies, particularly those with stricter gun control laws. It is just a tiny bit lower than Northern Ireland, a country at war. I have no excuse for the Finns, but isn't their suicide rate extraordinarily high? GUN DEATHS Gun-related deaths per 100,000 people in selected countries in 1994 United States 14.24 Brazil 12.95 Mexico 12.69 Estonia 12.26 Argentina 8.93 Northern Ireland 6.63 Finland 6.46 Switzerland 5.31 France 5.15 Canada 4.31 israel 2.91 Italy 2.44 Kuwait 1.84 Germany 1.24 England and Wales 0.41 Taiwan 0.37 Hong Kong 0.14 South Korea 0.12 Japan 0.05