why does america have such a high rate of gun crime?

Answer 1

Is in the constitution right to own gun in USA for it citizen.
In others country is a crime to be in possession of bullets only.
With the high gun ownership come with high gun crime .

Answer 2

I was going to answer this the nice way. To heck with that, here is the truth. Because Americans are obsessed with greed. Almost all of them, myself included somewhat, will do anything, seriously, anything for money. Include that with the total breakdown of American society, a healthy black market running full steam in America, selling all things that are not legal in th US. Inner-city youths living in slums are not part of the American dream. And after a while they get fed-up with all of this and take matters into their own hands. They join a gang, buy a illegal handgun off the streets from the Black Market. And when they see someone with something they want, they take it! They don't always want to shoot, but they will to get what they want. America has always been a place of wonders and horrors. It just depends on the individual what they want to make it.
Also, I heard a saying that sums it up pretty well. And I quote, "The world is made for the psychopaths, because they are the only ones with the courage to follow their dreams." Hope this settles it for you. America is anything you want to make it. Half of it is good, the other half bad.

Answer 3

1. Three words: Inner city gangs. 2. The people, and the culture. 3. Not really a question. 4. No. "If you own a gun you are more likely to shot by an intruder with that gun than use it to shoot them." This makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. "The laws of this nature are those which forbid to wear arms, disarming those only who are not disposed to commit the crime which the laws mean to prevent. Can it be supposed, that those who have the courage to violate the most sacred laws of humanity, and the most important of the code, will respect the less considerable and arbitrary injunctions, the violation of which is so easy, and of so little comparative importance? Does not the execution of this law deprive the subject of that personal liberty, so dear to mankind and to the wise legislator? and does it not subject the innocent to all the disagreeable circumstances that should only fall on the guilty? It certainly makes the situation of the assaulted worse, and of the assailants better, and rather encourages than prevents murder, as it requires less courage to attack unarmed than armed persons." - Cesare Beccaria, Essay on Crimes and Punishments

Answer 4

Because a gun makes it easy for someone to be powerful. It's not a gun problem it's a societal problem. Men aren't brought up to act like men anymore. I don't mean acting like cavemen or a chauvinist. I mean men who treat women with respect, are gentlemen, have some class, not afraid to defend their ladies honor, will stand up for themselves, love their mother, respect their father,......etc. Get the point.

Answer 5

because it is a segregated society. look at all segregated societies and see how they match up. brazil, mexico, south africa, even the UK. divisions between classes and races these factor in. high amount of wealthy living along side high amounts of poor. that's america and that brews violence often.

Answer 6

allot of criminals