World Gun Violence

I found this map to be very interesting. Who knew that Mexico has a higher rate of gun death than the US? It is important to note, though, that among the core countries, the US has by far the highest rate of gun deaths. Furthermore, the peripheral countries that are characterized by a higher number of gun deaths are either destabilized by warfare, as is the case in many of the Sub Saharan African countries, or places where mobsters and drug lords operate. Thus, America's position is not as enviable as it might appear.