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The U.S. Has More Guns, But Russia Has More Murders

A Russian police officer unloads guns seized from the public that are to be melted down in the Rostov-On-Don region on May 28. Russia has strict gun laws and far fewer guns in circulation than the U.S., but Russia has a much higher murder rate. (ITAR-TASS /Landov)
A Russian police officer unloads guns seized from the public that are to be melted down in the Rostov-On-Don region on May 28. Russia has strict gun laws and far fewer guns in circulation than the U.S., but Russia has a much higher murder rate. (ITAR-TASS /Landov)

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