Actually NYC is #44 in the crime rate among U.S. cities of over 250,000 people, Detroit is #12. Since handguns that are bought in states in which there are few restrictions wind up many times in the commission of crimes in states with stricter gun laws, statistics are somewhat skewered. A better comparision would be to compare the U.S. violent crime rate with other countries that have effective gun control laws. In that respect we are one of the world's leaders.
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