Massive Murder Rate in Mexico Yet Only 1% Legally Own a Gun and Rifles Are Banned

So, it appears that the murder rate in Mexico is 6 times that of the US, yet guns are largely banned with less than 1% of the population licensed to own a one. The largest rifle legal to buy is the simple .22 caliber. #Gunsense

In 2018, Mexico’s murder rate was 29 per 100,000 people, a total of 35,964. Preliminary estimates for the US that year show that our murder rate was about 4.9 per 100,000 people. During the first half of this year, Mexico has set a record for murders for the first seven months of this year, with …

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