In the last year gun advocacy groups have spent over $20 million dollars on political contributions and lobbying. This money is coming from the manufacturers of guns whose only concern is profit regardless of how many people are killed. They would be happy to see every American carrying a gun which would mean more sales and money for them. About 12,000 people are murdered each year by guns in the USA.

Here is a comparison of people murdered by guns each year in other countries:

USA - 12,000

Germany - 269

Canada - 144

Poland - 111

Spain - 97

Portugal - 90

Switzerland - 68

Australia - 59

Sweden - 58

Japan - 47

Hungary - 38

Lithuania - 16

England -14

Denmark - 14

Ireland -12

New Zealand -10

Chile - 9

Iceland - 0    

As Americans we believe that we are one of the most civilized countries in the world. But as you can see we need to grow in this area. It’s time to do something about it.

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