The story these graphs are telling is that there is a high correlation between having an abundance of guns and mass shootings, which highlights the problem that the United States is facing. With just under 300 million guns, the US has the most mass shooters.
I think these graphs are very important showing that the number of guns in one country does not mean that the country will have a certain amount of mass shootings.
@Arabella I believe there is a high correlation between the two variables
I think these graphs are showing really important, relevant data first of all. Second, it’s clear that although the axis’ change, the US position is still unbelievably higher than all other countries, with the exception of Yemen. In Graph A, I believe it’s showing that more mass shooters come from having more guns, as you can see the US has both the highest number of mass shooters and guns. Even the Philippines has the second highest number of mass shooters but still has the one of the smaller amounts of guns. In Graph B, I think it’s showing the relationship between mass shooters for each 100 million people, and how many guns are owned just over 100 people. As the amount of mass shooters increase, similarly to Graph A, the amount of guns increases as well. Both graphs leave me with the conclusion that the United States is missing something that the rest of these countries – with the exception of Yemen – has figured out already.
We notice that in Graph A the United States is clearly one of the largest outliers when looking at the rest of the countries plotted. We believe this is directly correlated to the loose gun regulation laws here in the U.S. compared to the laws in various other countries around the world. In Graph B we look closely at the ratio of mass shooters to the number of guns per people. In this graph, we were surprised that Yemen along with the U.S. was an outlier as well. We wonder what type of gun laws are enforced in Yemen (if there are any at all) and how they deal with these mass shooters since the number of them is exceedingly large.
in Graph A united states has the highest guns than the other countries.in graph b we see that this country yemen is close to u.s with the most guns being carrried per 100 person and there percentage is about 95% out of 100
Most mass shootings are caused and done in the U.S. which is a very dangerous to most tourist. Other states have a common agreement to many things but mass shooters and guns are the main.
this is very shocking, the fact that the U.S claims that these countries are very dangerous and we have the highest mass shooting rate is just sad. Americans are hypocrites.
In this graph the ratio between people who own guns and compares that to the number of mass shootings. The Unites States data is so far off the chart, I wonder how accurate the data is.
This graph seems to show the ratio go people who own guns in this areas of the world and how many mass shootings take place in that are, obviously the more people there are that own guns, the more people that will have such a bad desire to hurt. it seems as though that there are multiple countries that barely have any shootings but at the same time, those countries probably don't have things such as the second amendment that we have in the states.
I wonder if the number of mass shootings in the United States is exponentially higher than other developed countries because of the lack of access to mental health care, high incarceration rate, and the embrace of violence as the primary medium of entertainment. I also wonder if the data for most countries is accurate because some countries may not have the proper funding for research into gun violence.
We had realized that the United States had the highest number off mass shooters and highest number of guns, however this could easily be fixed by more laws on guns. The second graph shows something very similar and the only country even close to the United States is Yemen.
We notice that the US has the highest amount of guns and gun shooting, we also wonder how much shooting Rhode Island has?
Our country, the US, prioritizes guns and diminishes our social, environmental, and economical problems. We are fighting a war that is LESS violent than us. We are the bullies.
We noticed that America has the most amount of guns and the highest amount of mass shootings according to the graphs. We wonder why our gun controls are weak. We also wonder if the mass shootings will eventually go up higher in America or not. In the second graph we noticed that the numbers of mass shootings went up in graph 2.
We notice that America has the most amount of guns and the highest amount of mass shootings according the first graph. We wonder from this graph if the source of this information may be biased due to it coming from Alabama, being a more conservative state. In the second graph, we notice that per 100 people on both axis, Yemen and the United States are much higher than any of the other countries. We wonder about the ages of these people who own these guns / participate in the mass shootings. The story these graphs are telling us is that there are so many mass shootings and citizens who use guns for harmful purposes. The graphs are telling us that other countries compared to the United States don’t have as much of a significant problem with gun control and gun violence.
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I notice.. that U.S.A has around 90 mass shootings and around 250 millions guns in the world( That's way to much). I wonder.. why don't they have more stricter laws* For example: They should not let people with like bad mental illness with guns.*, all of these shootings (well most) won't had happened (maybe, I can't tell the future). The story these graph are telling is.. the differences in the other countries in how much mass shootings happens. Also if your surround by around maybe 100 people 90% of them will have a gun ( That's just unbelievable). And this is why they need stricter laws with guns.
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I notice how on graph A it seems to show that the United States has over 80 mass shooters and around almost 300 million guns. Now I cannot say much on this because i do get enough information but how do we know for sure that the Unites States has this many guns and mass shooters? How do we know that the United States does't have more than that? 300million guns is a lot of ammo. To include more information into our thoughts there should be a lot more on the chart. What exactly are these numbers going by? People? In general? Graph B shows the mass shooters per 100 million people and the guns per 100 people. On this graph it shows that Yemen has the most mass shooters but fewer guns. whereas the United States has less mass shooters but more guns. Now how exactly do we know that this little bit of information given to us is true? Do the countries agree on the numbers that are put with them? Something should be done so that people do not have as many guns but then again you don't really need a gun to kill people. There are different ways someone can get killed. I think it would be safe to address this matter faster than we are at this point because the faster we can work things out there will be a higher possibility of the amount of mass shooters to be lowered. I honestly believe that no one would have ever thought that Yemen had such a high amount of mass shooters. i mean i totally forgot that was even a place.
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In addition to my previous comment I would like to finish this off by asking you this, How may more deaths and shootings have to occur for someone to actually make a change? for our community to finally come together and at least try harder to find a solution for this? After all, ACTIONS DO SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
I noticed that Graph A is showing how many mass shooters there are versus how many millions of guns there are for the United States, Philippines, Russia, China, and India. The United States has the most mass shooters with the most number of guns out of all the countries shown. I noticed that Graph B is showing the number of mass shooters per person versus the number of guns per person for Yemen, the United States, Afghanistan, France, Canada, and Iraq. In this graph, Yemen has the most mass shooters per gun per person.
I wonder what the numbers on each chart are really telling me about the way of life of each country.
I would try to find out what I could about the mass shooter incidents as it relates to the number of guns in the United States, and I would try to find out what I could about living in Yemen.
On face value the Graphs are telling me that the United States needs better gun control, and that violence is a way of life in Yemen.
I notice that in both graphs it shows the number or estimate of mass shootings and guns there are in the cities and countries. I wonder if these graphs are used to compare and contrast the mass shootings that happened all around the world. For both graphs, the story it tells me that we need more gun control all around the world.
I noticed that in both graphs it shows the number or estimate of mass shootings and guns there are in the cities and countries. I wonder if these graphs are used to compare and contrast the mass shootings that happened all around the world. For both graphs, the story it tells me that we need more gun control all around the world.
What I notice is that in Graph A when it comes to America lots of more mass shootings are happening and more are dying in those mass shootings. I also noticed that in Graph B when it comes to having guns in America, we have plenty more than the other countries shown on the graph. I wonder why is it we have so much guns and mass shootings compared compared to those other countries. What is going on this graph is that I think NYT is trying to display the lack of gun control we have in America and that it should be fixed.
I personally do not believe that the guns are the problem. Society as a whole sucks. There are people who torment each other, most those who see it happen support those people doing the tormenting. Even people who just see it happen and don’t do anything to make it stop are a big part of it. Has anyone ever thought or gotten to that point in life where it’s like “if it’s my turn to go then, it’s my turn to go”? How do we know if those who died did or didn’t fight for their life? Truth is we can’t know because those people are dead. What is the true problem? The guns? Or society?
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In graph A, I notice different countries, amount of guns and amount of mass shooters. In graph B, I notice amount of guns per 100 people, amount of mass shooters per 100 million people and different countries as well. I also notice in both graphs the United States is way higher and farther and no where remotely close to the other countries. I wonder why the U.S. is so far away and why Yemen is far away as well. What I think is going on in these graphs is to demonstrate to others that people have been killed in many places but also a lot of people also have guns so maybe some kind of comparison between both graphs is taking place. Also something is probably wrong in the U.S. if it has higher rates than other countries then something needs to changed to prevent more tragedies.
I notice that (in graph A) the Philippines, and everything below it has less than 20 mass shooters, yet the US has about 90 mass shooters, with about 250 million guns. In graph B, I notice that for about every 52 people there are about 40 mass shooters per 100 million people, in the US. But, every other area has less guns per 100 people( except for the US on guns), and less mass shooters per 100 million people. I wonder why there are so little guns in many countries except for the US, and why Yemen has a ridiculous amount of mass shooters per 100 million people. What is going on in these graphs is, it conveys how many guns a country has, and how many mass shooters there are, due to that.
I notice that in Graph A it looks like America has about 90 mass shooters. America looks like it has the most out of all the countries. It also has almost 300 million guns. On Graph B it looks like the US has 90 guns used out of 100. American is the highest with guns used, and mass shooters. I think these graphs are trying to tell us that american needs better gun laws added to keep people safe.
I notice that on graph A we have more shooters by far then any other country. I wonder also on graph A that even though China has a much larger population then the US we still have much more shooters then almost more then some of the countries on the graph combined. The story the graphs are telling us is that no matter how much we try there will be mass shootings in the future.
I notice that in Graph A the Philippines only have 20-40 mass shooters and 20-50 million guns. Also in Graph B I notice that in Yemen 40 mass shooters per 100 million people and 50 to 60 guns per 100 people. I wonder if the ratings ever will go lower than it already is or higher. I can find the answer on New York Times Learning Network on Thursday.
What I notice in the charts is that the United States has the highest mass shootings as it shows in Graph A, then in Graph B, I notice that Yemen now has the highest mass shootings then the United States as it shows in Graph B, and I notice that a few countries like Canada has made it in the graph as it shows in Graph B. I wonder why did Yemen has now gotta the most mass shootings then the United States in Graph B. So now, what I think that these graphs are trying to show is that it shows on how these mass shootings are increasing in different countries by showing these two graphs and showing the facts that how scary the mass shootings could increase in different times.
What I noticed on the chart is that the United States is the highest one in the chart form mass shooters. I wonder why is U.S. the highest one in the chart and for the second chart, why is Yemen has a lot of shooters?These two graphs were made to show people that people are dangerous out there with weapons and the chart show the proof.
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One notices that there are two pictures of a graph and it is trying to show people how many guns and mass shooters there are in the countries listed in the graph. Furthermore, one also notices that in the graph the United States has around 90 mass shooters and around 300 million guns. One also notices that in graph A India has the least amount of mass shooters and least amount of guns, however graph B does not show how much mass shooters per 100 million people and guns per 100 people India has. To further elaborate, what one wonders is that why is India not listed in graph B, but it is listed in graph A. In addition, one believes they can find the answer to what they were wondering on the New York Times Learning Network website on Thursday and on Google. As one can see, one believes that the graph is showing the audience how most countries have a lot of guns and mass shooters and how there could be a high risk of danger.
I notice in graph A, that the United States has more mass shooters and guns than the other countries. In graph B, I notice that Yemen has more mass shooters, but the United States have more guns per 100 people. I wonder in graph A, why the United States has so many mass shooters and guns than the other countries. In graph B, I wonder why Yemen has so many mass shooters per 100 million people, but the United States has more guns per 100 people. The story these graphs are telling is the amount of guns there are in different quantities for the selected countries, and how many mass shooters there are in different quantities for the selected countries.
I notice that the US have more guns and more mass shooters then some of the other countries combined. I wonder that since China has a much larger population then the US why are we ahead of them in this graph. The story it is telling us is that we need to try harder to control gun rights and how we distribute them.
I notice in this graph that the U.S is very high in mass shooters sadly. I wonder why the U.S has 300 million guns and why can't this stop. I think that this graph shows me that the gun control in the U.S is really bad and needs to be changed. They need to make sure people will won't anything bad with guns before they sell it to them. So in conclusion they should control guns a lot.
This graph appears to show the relationship between the amount of guns that are known to be in a country (I assume that the graph only shows the amount of legally purchased firearms) and how that relates to mass shootings. I would be interested to see how this information was gathered, not because I don’t believe it, but because these numbers show the occurrence of mass shootings in the United States to be astronomically higher than anywhere else in the world.
According to Graph A and Graph B, the U.S. has more guns and mass shooters. In Graph A, I notice that the United States has near 300 million guns and about 90 mass shooters. Therefore, this indicates that people lose the ability to handle their emotions and start attacking citizens, for some reason. Additionally, in Graph B, I notice that the United States has about 30 mass shooters per 100 million people, and about 90-100 guns per 100 people. Consequently, this can tell us the amount of people having guns. On the other hand, I wonder why the United States is at the top of Graph A, and why Yemen has more mass shooters than the U.S. Subsequently, the story these graphs are telling is that citizens should have more control over their bodies and actions and seek for help before they kill an innocent citizen who has done nothing to them.
I notice that these two paragraphs show that the United States has a high possession of guns compared to the other countries shown. I wonder why Afghanistan has such a meager amount of guns but yet has quite a high amount of mass shooters for its quantity. These graphs tell a story of how strict gun control is in each country and how it connects to their mass shootings.
I noticed in graph A, that it describes the number of guns and mass shootings each Country encounters. I wonder why in graph A it shows that the U.S. has such a high ranking in guns and mass shootings. In graph B it showed the amount of people that have guns and the number of shooters in each country. The story the graphs are telling, is what country’s the guns and mass shooters are most populated in, where attacks have taken place, and the country’s that have the most problems and conflicts
In graph A, I notice different countries, amount of guns, and amount of mass shooters. In graph B, I notice the amount of guns per 100 people, amount of mass shooters per 100 million people, and different countries once again. I also notice I’m both graphs, the United States is way higher and farther and no where remotely close to the other countries. I wonder why the United States has higher rates than other countries and also why Yemen has higher rates as well. What I think is going on is that mass shooters from different parts of the world is displayed and how many people own guns in those countries. The United States probably needs to change something they are doing because they have extremely higher rates than other countries.
I notice that the graphs are representing the total amount of guns and mass shooters in different countries. I wonder why the United States and Yemen are the highest in amount. This shows me that the graphs are showing me that, gun violence is alot more common than it should be, and there needs to be something done about it.
I notice that, the U.S is a country that has one of the highest amount on guns, as well as mass shooters. I wonder why Afghanistan is the lowest Country (on graph B) when it comes to guns per 100 people. Also, I wonder why India is the lowest country (on graph A) for mass shooters. The story these graphs are telling is, that since the U.S is more worried about preserving the 2nd amendment (right to bear arms) we have become a country with a large amount of gun violence
I notice in graph A that the U.S has a large amount of mass shooters. On graph B I notice that Yemen also has a high amount of mass shooters. In both the graphs I wonder why the U.S and Yemen have high amounts of mass shooters. I also wonder why they don't have stricter gun laws. In the graphs it's showing us which places has the most and the least mass shooters.
I noticed that these graphs both include the United States having a high amount of guns compared to all the other countries. I wonder how Afghanistan has a meager amount of guns but have quite a lot of mass shootings for its quantity. These graphs show how strict these countries are with their gun control policies. Graphs A and B tell the story of how these countries have their gun control which connects to the amount of mass shootings they have.
I noticed in this picture the drastically different amounts of guns in America versus other countries and how that affects the number of mass shooters. The US isn't the only one at the top it shares the place with Yemen(graph B). The thing that explains why Yemen is the top is because the graph is measuring guns per people and mass shootings. The US is in its spot with a higher amount of people with guns and Yemen is up for most mass shootings. For graph A the US has the most guns and mass shooters than the other countries. I noticed that fewer guns mean less mass shooters. I wonder how the US is using most of its guns (hunting, police, etc). I think that there should be tighter gun laws to restrict the number of shootings.
why does the united states have the most guns in graph b but yemen has the most shootings.i wonder why does the united states have the most guns out of every other country
i notice that the Yemen is the highest up there right now for the second graph and thefts graph i notice that the highest for shooters is Philippines. I wonder if they are being shot at? The graphs are symbolizing the mass shooters around the world. In conclusion,they are being attacked
I noticed that the united states has about 275,000,000 guns and has about 92 mass shooters (the graph douse't say per what) that is a lot compared to the Philippines, Russia, China, and India (unbelievable). I don"t think this is a issue of gun control, i believe on the 2nd amendment "the rite to bare arms' anybody should have a gun if they want to protect there property or family. they said that kids should"t use guns i think kids should at least try your probably thinking i"m crazy but there is a good reason, kids should know how powerful a gun could be so they grow respect to a gun but they should"t carry a gun on a regular bases. in the graph more people own guns in the U.S. but really look at Yemen people own less guns there but has a higher rate of mass shooters. in my opinion the gun dint do anything, guns don"t kill people do.( i know i talked to much i probably wasted your time )
I notice that the graphs are informing people on how many mass shooters and guns there are in different countries, including the United States. Graph A shows that the United States has a very high number of mass shooters and guns, which is way more than the other countries showed in the graph. Additionally, graph B shows that the country of Yemen has a higher number of mass shooters, however has a lower number of guns than the United States. In graph B, the United States is still the second highest country on the graph, meaning that they have a huge number of mass shooters and guns. In graph A, I wonder why so many people in the United States have so many guns and mass shooters. In graph B, I wonder why Yemen has so many mass shooters. I believe that both graphs are trying to inform people about how the United States is in need of gun control. The amount of mass shooters and guns in the U.S. are too high and are becoming a dangerous problem in the country.
I notice that America has one of the most mass shooters out of all those places on the graph. I wonder why America has the 2nd most mass shooters on this chart.I feel that what's going on in this graph is that it shows statistics of the mass shooters per 100 million people in and the statistic of the guns per 100 people in each country. This graph might have been made to show that our government should enforce more gun laws without totally forgetting about the second amendment.
I notice on the graphs that the U.S. is very high on guns and mass shooters. I wonder on both graphs why the U.S is high in shooters and guns. For graph b I wonder why Yemen has so many mass shooters. For both graphs, the story it tell me, as well as what’s going on, is where there should be more gun control and where places have a lot of wars and problems.
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I notice that there is a danger in the world where gun control is a necessity in order for dangerous people/shooters to decrease. In graph A it shows that among the amount of guns there’s are there’s are always certain people to lose control and attack citizens out of nowhere. In graph B it shows the amount of people getting guns and the amount of the shooters among them. This shows the lack of gun control we people have and that’s we need to increase it in order to have less people die because of the shooters
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I noticed that in Graph A the United States has near 300 million guns and near or at a total of 90 mass shooters. Whereas in the other countries shown they own near 50 million guns and have had less than 20 mass shooters. Although there isn't years/a time period given to indicate the time span for the United States to have such as large number is beastly.
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I notice the first graph is showing America has 250 million guns and about 90 mass shooters. I notice in the second graph on average America has about 90 out of 100 people with guns and that about 30 out of 100 million people are mass shooters. I wonder why in the first graph has so many guns and so many mass shooters. I wonder why in the second graph why in America 90 out of 100 people have/need guns. I think both these graphs are making a statement about how America needs gun control, by scaring you with these facts.
I notice mass shooting and red dots in certain places. In graph B it is per 100 people. I wonder are these just mass shooters or are these just the amount of guns in the graph. In graph B I wonder how they found this info. The story these graph are telling me is that there is an amount of guns in certain places and mass shooters. In graph B it tell me the amount of guns in certain places
I notice that in graph b it shows how many mass shooter per 100 people but in graph a it shows how many shooters in each country. I wonder if the USA is always going to be the top country with shooters in the graph. In both grapes it is showing how many shooters and guns there are in a certain country.
There is too much access to certain weapons that are allowing people to put not only their lives on the line, but others as well. There needs to be a better regulation on guns because the death count for victims is high. The U.S has less guns owned by civilians. Why in the world would the country with less guns owned have the highest rates of mass shootings? Neglect and mental instability is the answer.
These are typical tricks how main stream media misleading readers. Take Graph A, it tells you that US is obviously a outlier in this graph: more guns, more mass shooters.
while I come from China and I can tell the first lie the main stream media presented to you: the gun is prohibited in China. That is, strictly gun control in China. There should be no guns at people's hand in China! Where comes that multimillion guns in China? You count guns in government's hand?
Then the question is: why China is here?
There are two reasonable answers for this question:
1. it is a lie.
2. if this is not a lie, then it is total failure of gun control in China.
Do you really want a useless gun control in US?
We all know gun is only a tool for equality, personal freedom and protection. The criminals can use any tools to commit killing. There are so many countries have gun control but their countries kill more people than US. For example, in China, all guns belong to government, but the death by violence in this country is 70000 per year, plus 10000 death penalties from government. Compare to US about 10000 gun violence death in US, which country is more violence?
Please don't forget that that regime killed at least 100 million Chinese people after they took office. My dear friend, do you really understand how evil a government can be?
You bring a perspective from China that many do not have.
You wonder about Graph A and the number of guns in China. You could look into the sources for the graph and try to find out where this number came from.
Also, realize that these graphs only address guns and mass shooters. Other variables could be explored. Take a look at Friday's Reveal. There you will see the original article that discussed other variables.
The deeper message of these graphs is that the United States and Yemen lack gun control and are resulting in more mass shootings than those who have restrictions such as India. This lack in gun control is the outcome to so many tragedies that still occur and nothing will change unless they act on it . The only way to have lower results to mass shootings such as the other countries are to put restrictions on guns. What I can infer from these graphs beyond what they show directly is that guns are seen as the problem as oppose to people. Also, that the author may be a liberal because he seems to be against guns and is showing how they negatively affect the population when used without restrictions.
i noticed that the U.S. has more mass shooters than Afganistan
This graph is showing us the amount of guns each country has while also showing the amount of mass shootings,if it wasn't obvious already the United States has the biggest amount of each so it's all the way on the right alone.
I noticed that each country has different points.
this graph is trying to show us and show all people around the world that it is not safe to have gun laws for non-saftey reasons you should not have it because things like that happens around school areas and working areas people come in shooting and holding people hostage.
What the graph is showing us is the amount of guns and mass of shooters in those four countries.
why is so much in the United States and not in the different city like Philippines,Russia Chine and the last one is India.The one graph have 3 different city
I think it's beacause the other nations have heavy regulations that make it difficult for people to obtain guns and have the potential to commit mass murders.
Great Milen from California that you replied cross-country to coolNat in New York City.
You wonder if “other nations have heavy regulations that make it difficult for people to obtain guns.” Where could you find out this information? With this information, you could turn your conjecture into a conclusion based on evidence.
What this graph shows is the amount of mass shooters and the amount of guns in each country in the graph we can see that the United States is all by itself on the right corner on the higher numbers of the graph. This shows that the United States has a big problem with its people and the guns. This shows that something needs to be done as soon as possible to fix this problem or the problem will continue to increase.
The deeper story that comes from these graphs is that the United State and Yemen lack in severe gun control. This motivates people in their countries to do as they please with guns, resulting in shooting students in classrooms. Today’s society has many violent individuals and people who suffer from mental illnesses, that can access a gun and shoot others for no reason. There needs to be gun control in Yemen and the United States because people are ignoring the type of people they distribute guns to.
I absolutely agree. The United States and Yemen clearly do not take the same measures as other countries to stop gun violence and stop lethal weapons from ending up in the hands of the deranged.
I wonder if every nation besides the United States has stricter regulations as they pertain to guns. It is my understanding that India has one of the strictest gun laws in the world, and I wonder if that is how many other countries are. This may show the United States an obvious solution to gun violence and mass shootings in America.
I wonder what the other countries in both graphs have done to keep the number of mass shootings and guns in people’s hands lower than the United States.
India has one of the most strict gun laws in the world which can be an explanation for their incredibly low ranking.
In graph A, it is showing the amount of mass shootings vs. the amount of guns in a country. The United States has the highest ratio whole countries such as Russia and China is very slim to almost nothing. While in graph B, the graph is more zoomed in with the same comparison, but I can tell that Canada, Iraq, Yemen, and France follow the United States in having the most mass shootings.
HI, Jasmine. You notice that Canada, Iraq, Yemen, and France have many mass shootings. What else do you notice about these data points? What conclusion can you draw from this?
I can infer from these graphs beyond what they show directly that, these numbers are not just a list of shootings but also a close ruling on just about how many people die in the event listed. Why are average citizens allowed to have access to so many guns? There is too much access to certain weapons that are allowing people to put not only their lives on the line, but others as well. There needs to be a regulation on guns because the death count for victims is high.
I wonder how many of these shootings were committed by people that were considered mentally ill or had mental issues when the shooters committed the crime.
Yes, that would be something to consider. Since most of the time these cases involve people with severe mental instability.
I agree that this is something that I also wondered. With mental illness being a major contributor to school shootings in America, I wanted to know if it applied in other countries as well.
These two graphs both show Americans the illegal use of guns in within the U.S which is the reason for there to be more mass shootings than in any other place, except Yemen. Graph B shows us that there are less than 20 people in every 100 than do not possess guns, and out of those 80 people there are almost 30 million mass shootings. Thats insane, especially considering the fact that these shootings are common in schools, malls, concerts, etc. This is not only crazy to believe, but scary for us as Americans to even want to go to work or school knowing that out of every 100 people there are 80 people who may have a gun on them. If we think of recent incidents, it has caused many to be frightened of not being as safe as possible on a school campus. Other countries may not have as many people either which may be why their numbers are smaller than the U.S and even Yemen.
The u.S. is obviously an outlier in this dataset. Ironically, when removed, there appears to be NO correlation between guns and shootings. If any, it's likely negative. The U.S. is clearly in its own little world. how sad :(
Sadly, that is probably why some of the listings have been removed. To show the difference between war inflicted countries that have a reason to have guns, compared to those who probably do not need as many.
I agree which should be a red flag for not only our nation and government that gun reform is necessary in this time because we have the highest rates on both axis’.
This conclusion seems to be counter what most people think. What other information would you like to have before you come to this conclusion? "I wonder ..."
I noticed that in Graph A the United States has near 300 million guns and near or at a total of 90 mass shooters. Whereas in the other countries shown they own near 50 million gun and have had less then 20 mass shooters. Although there isn't years/a time period given to indicated the time span for the United States to have such as large number is beastly.
I agree that the United states statistics are high in how many people contain guns and how many mass shootings result in this. This shows just how important gun control is how its needed in these countries.
This graph shows that the more guns present in a country, then the more violence there is. It proves how these are directly related. It also shows that the U.S. has the second highest number of mass shootings.
I agree that there is a correlation between the number of guns in people's hands and the number of mass shootings. That's why it's absolutely necessary to enact gun control laws because in doing so, we decrease the chances of another mass shooting occurring.
In these two graphs the amount of guns owned and number of mass shootings are displayed. The correlation is the more guns the more mass shootings there are. In graph A I noticed that the U.S. has very high mass shootings which correlates with the amount of guns that we have. Also I noticed that many foreign countries have very low mass shooting rates. I wonder why we don't have stricter laws to prevent us from being such a major outlier.
The graph implies that other countries contain more guns and even though the United States has a smaller amount of gun ownership we still carry the highest rates of mass shootings.
Which also develops a strong "so what" pointing to this factor. Why in the world would the country with less guns owned have the highest rates of mass shootings? Neglect and mental instability is the answer.
I believe the makers put Yemen on Graph B to show the extent of the gun control issue in the U.S. The graphs imply that a country such as Yemen is in midst of a civil war, yet the U.S. is very close behind in having mass shooters; despite, not being in a war itself. This shows that the U.S. needs to strengthen its gun control laws!!
I agree the United States is definitely an outlier and this is a sign to the government that the United States as a nation is behind in the sense of gun control, so hopefully we can advance!
I agree! Even in countries where there are current armed conflicts, they still manage to remain peaceful as it pertains to school shootings.
My biggest question is what the unmarked dots signify. Are they other countries? Or since they are inside the borders of the other countries, would that mean the dots are other mass shooters from the same countries? If so, If all of the other dots are correlated to those countries, their stats would go up and prove that the U.S. isn't as far away from the others...
I agree with your statement because at first I also didn't understand the meaning of the unmarked dots and what they represented but I believe they are also countries who have resulted in mass shootings. The reason they are not named is because it seems as if only the high number of those who have guns in their possession are marked to show how they are affected by this with the shootings.
Very good point about what the unmarked data points signify.
Are they the same countries in both graphs or different countries? If you knew all of the countries in the graph, I wonder what this would tell you?
The graph may hints that the United States and Iraq has one of the highest amounts of shooting and mass killing and need to realize what they are doing and how it affects the people and not just the country.
I agree with your observation on which countries are suffering from the access to guns and would like to add on Yemen who is also being affected by these loose restrictions.
These graphs might imply that America should issue stricter laws on gun control in order to reduce this high number of mass shootings. They can possibly achieve this by upping the age limit for gun handling or maybe even conduct psychological tests to prove that one is in the right mental state to possess a gun.
I agree and we can also force psychological testing to be every 6 months to ensure the gun owners are still in the right frame of mind.
There is a deeper story to these graphs, and the graphs show the audience how far the U.S is from the other countries. There is a problem in the U.S regarding how many people who have guns because of how easy it is to access a gun. The background checks that are used to check if the person is qualified to have a gun are not effective with all the mass shootings that are happening in the U.S. Now, they are considering to give the teachers the right to be armed to protect the students. Guns are the root of some of the U.S’s problems, and it is the NRA who is making the profit the gun market.
I agree and would like to add that the US should consider stricter ways for anyone to just have easy access to guns because like you said guns are the root to many problems in current events of the US.
I notice that in Graph A, the United States is the country with the most guns, and is also has the highest number of mass shooters. From this, we can infer that the more guns a country has, the higher the probability of mass shootings. In Graph B, I notice that Yemen has less guns than the United States per 100 people, yet has more mass shooters per 100 million people. From this, we can infer that the war in Yemen might be contributing to the mass shootings.
I notice that in the first graph, there are more than 1 million guns in the United States. In the second graph, it shows how many guns and mass shootings there have been. it also shows that the U.S. has more of both. I wonder what the time frame was during the mass shootings in the different countries and the actual amount of guns that were used at that time.
Graph A shows the significant difference in the amount of guns each country has. The United States has a drastic amount compared to the other countries. The graphs are correlated because the countries that have less guns also have less mass shootings. The U.S. has the most amount of guns and most amount of mass shootings. I believe the graphs are inferring that since the U.S. has fairly easy gun rules and is very lenient toward who may buy them, it makes it easier for people to get a hold of guns.
I think one of the most striking things to me is that the U.S has almost as many shootings as countries that are currently involved with conflicts such as Afghanistan or Yemen. I think the graph is trying to show that the U.S needs to reduce the amount of guns in the country as it is clearly a cause for the high amount of mass shootings.
I noticed in Graph A, the most mass shooters occurred in the United States. I also noticed in Graph B, Afghanistan had the least amount of gun, but had the third most mass shooters. I wonder why the United States has the most mass shooters in graph A, but in graph B, Yemen has more mass shooters, but less guns.What I can infer from these graphs beyond what they show directly is that the more guns a country owns or has, the more likely there are to have shootings and the United States has one of the top mass shooters in both graphs.
I imply that the United States' large amounts guns lead to high rates of mass shooters. Thus, the graphs intention seems to not only shows the correlation of the increase of the quantity of guns relating to the high number of mass shooters, but also serves a persuading factor that highlights a flaw in our society that insinuates the need for change as the ongoing debate about gun control continues (especially because of recent shootings in the US).
In graph A, I noticed that the United States is placed furthest away from all the other countries because it has the largest amount of guns and mass shootings. However, in graph B I noticed that Yemen has more mass shooting than the U.S. with fewer guns involved. I also noticed that in both graphs, as the number of guns increase, the amount of mass shootings tend to increase as well.
I wonder if the U.S. government is seeing these numbers and trying their best to prevent such numbers from rising. It is a shame for a great nation such as America where we say it a land of freedom and peace, but actually in reality, hold the most mass shootings because of the fact that gun control laws haven't been implemented. Other countries aren't up there with the U.S. because of their way of dealing with guns. Their gun laws are much more sustainable which provides more safety and security when it comes to citizens owning a gun or trying to gain ownership.
I noticed that both graphs depict U.S.A. as an absolute outlier regarding both number of guns and mass shooters. It's interesting to note that their outlier position is less extreme in graph B, where population comes into play. I wonder what happens in Yemen - it's not the only nation enduring a war but the number of mass shooters is incredible. Also I wonder what's the time frame for these data.
I noticed in Graph A, the most mass shooters occurred in the United States. I also noticed in Graph B, Afghanistan had the least amount of gun, but had the third most mass shooters. I wonder why the United States has the most mass shooters in graph A, but in graph B, Yemen has more mass shooters, but less guns. What I can infer from these graphs beyond what they show directly is that the more guns a country owns or has, the more likely there are to have shootings and the United States has one of the top mass shooters in both graphs.
I noticed that in Graph A that the U.S. has the most guns and mass shooters out of the countries that are listed. In Graph B, Yemen doesn't have as many guns per 100 people as the U.S. but they have more mass shootings per 100 million people than the U.S. Graph B shows also that the U.S. has more guns and mass shootings than all of the other countries that are listed, excluding Yemen.
Yes, I notice this too. I also want to point out that Yemen is currently in a civil war, so the amount of mass shooters is higher than the U.S. due to fact that people in Yemen are at war with each other. Do you think the purpose of putting Yemen on graph B was to persuade the people viewing the graph that the U.S. has a major problem in regards to gun control?
I agree with your observation @Corrine Leseth, I also noticed that too. The U.S. is at the top when it comes to mass shootings meaning that the other countries who have lower number may have stricter laws placed on guns which benefits their country public safety wise.
What I noticed in the first graph is that other countries around the world such as the Philippines, Russia, China, and India, have had perhaps less than 20 mass shooters while the outlier, the United States has had around 90 mass shooters which is more than triple the number. In the graph, I also noticed that the United States owns more than 250 million guns. We can infer that because there are more guns in the country, there are more mass shooters. Of course there are other factors involved but that is an obvious observation. For the second graph, I noticed that the higher the population there is in a country, the more guns that are around. Yemen has the most mass shooters yet they own less guns per 100 people but the United States owns more guns and have almost the same amount of mass shooters as Yemen. I do wonder why Yemen has so many mass shooters, of course a graph can show only so much that it can also leave out important information regarding the data showed on the graphs. I can find these answers online with all of these new news report regarding the recent mass shootings and gun control not just in the United States but in other countries as well.
Could it be that Yemen is in a wartime situation and that the mass shootings are between the factions involved? If this is true, then I would wonder why the United States, not a wartorn country has so many mass shootings?
I also noticed that the United States owns so many more guns than the others mentioned, which causes more mass shooters.
Yemen has a lot of mass shootings mainly because it is involved in a conflict against Saudi Arabia over control of the Arabian Peninsula which has led to the loss of thousands of innocent lives.
I noticed that the graphs only show two factors of the occurrence of mass shooting, being the population and the amount of guns in a nation. Some nations with a smaller population and distribution of weapons have higher rates of mass shooting than the U.S. I don’t really wonder anything in accordance to the graphs. The graphs show that the U.S has more mass shootings than other countries except Yemen.
Interesting, I believe the graph implies that other countries contain more guns and even though the United States has a smaller amount of gun ownership we still carry the highest rates of mass shootings.
I do agree that some nations have higher rates of mass shootings only because their population is smaller than the United States and that should be taken into consideration when viewing the graphs.
I agree to what you are saying @Nephtaly. Yes, the U.S. has more mass shootings than any other country, however, is the U.S. doing what they are supposed to be doing to stop from the numbers increasing. The government should pay more attention to these statistics.
The graph shows the amount of guns that these countries own. The reason that these counties don't have that many people with guns is because they require a background check so that mass murderers can not buy a gun.
The graphs not only show the amount of guns the countries own, but it also shows the amount of mass shooters in each country for graph A, while graph B shows the amount of guns for every 100 people and the amount of shooters for every 100 million people. I disagree a bit with your reason because the some states in the U.S. such as California do background checks before purchasing a gun. It is possible to believe that other countries have less guns probably because of stricter gun laws that prohibit people from owning weapons.
@Riley, I agree to your statement in which you say that because of laws like background checks, it is harder for the public to gain access to such weapons. The U.S. allows too much freedoms when it comes to owning a weapon which can hurt them indefinitely.
This graph shows the number of school shootings that have happened all over the world. It also shows the number of guns bought that were used in the act of the shooting. Some people think the gun laws should be changed that way no more shootings happen.
I agree with your statement that gun laws should be changed because when guns are allowed to anybody, the mass shooters will grow and not stop.
I agree with your interpretation of the graph, but I would also like to add that the two graphs represents all types of "mass shooters" not just "school shootings."
I agree Lacey, Graph A is a well representaion of the correlation between gun owners and the total of mass shootings in the United States. Graph B also shows this, though not as well as A, of just how much gun control in need to decrease the number of casualties to none.
The graph shows that all these other country's don't have as many guns as the us. And that these other country's have more gun laws then we do that's why we have way more guns then they do. This is why in the us that we have so many mentally ill people shooting up schools and other big events. We need to have more gun laws in the us than we do now.
But do you notice the other countries with high amounts of mass shootings that don't have as many guns? Like Yemen? Their mass shootings are involved with schools.
I agree that the United States has many individuals that suffer from mental illnesses and access guns despite their critical conditions. This proves that the United States do not pay enough attention to who purchases these weapons.
I agree and would like to add that this graph proves that guns are the root to many problems in the US. This is why there had been so many mass shootings and we have become normalized to it.
The graph is showing the amount of problems the U.S is having with guns. The graph shows that other countries like Russia, China, India and the Philippines all have less problems with gun control than the U.S. Also what goes along with the graph is a number on the side that shows the amount of shootings next to the country. At the bottom of the graph it shows how many guns were involved.
I notice that the United States is an an outlier in both graphs. The United States has the highest amount of guns owned (almost 300 million) and has the second highest amount of mass shootings. I wonder why other countries with higher population don't have as many mass shootings as the United States does. For example, China has a population of 1.379 billion and isn't even labeled in the graph second graph, while the United States has 323 million people and has about 28 mass shootings per 100 million people. I also wonder why Yemen has such a high amount of mass shootings (40 per 100 million people). The story these graphs are telling is that although we don't have the highest population of people, we have the second most amount of mass shootings per 100 million people which is a huge problem! People expect there to be more mass shootings in countries that are more populated so what's the issue with the United States?
I agree that it is a huge problem how many citizens in the Untied States have guns MIndy considering we do not have the biggest population.
I'm not sure if the information has been updated but it is said that Yemen is actually the second country with the largest amount of guns. The United States is definitely an outlier out of all the countries; it seems like the more guns a country has, the more gun violence there is.
Yemen has a high amount of mass shootings because it is involved with the war in Syria, so there is a lot of conflicts and killings there.
This graph shows all of the statistics of gun ownership and the amount of shootings. The graph shows that the U.S has the most problems with gun issues.
The graph shows that we have around 300 million guns, and close to 100 mass shootings, while the Philippines, Russia, China, and India have less guns adn less shootings.
I notice that overall (first graph), the United States has the most guns and the most mass shooters, but when the guns and mass shooters were adjusted for population size (second graph), the United States had less mass shooters than Yemen, but still had more guns than any of the other countries. I wonder what the laws regarding guns in these countries are like and whether those laws play a part in their location in the graph. The stories these graphs are telling is that the fewer guns a country has, the less likely there are to be mass shooters.
This may be true, but it is also important to consider that there is an ongoing war in Yemen right now, so that might be a lurking variable to consider when looking at the data.
This graph shows an real problem in the United States. The United States has the worst amount of mass shooting in the world.
While there is in fact a problem with the United States in terms of gun control and mass shootings, graph B shows that Yemen actually has more mass shootings than the U.S. while the U.S. has more guns per every 100 people.
This graph shows the amount of mass shootings in different countries and how the number of guns in the country effects that. The graph show the difference in the amount of guns other countries compared to the amount in the United States. The graph shows that the U.S. has the worst trouble with gun laws and mass shootings.
Isn't the number of guns in the countries what affects the amount of mass shootings? I agree that it shows the difference, but they're not just being compared to the U.S; each country is being compared to one another. Maybe the other countries are use to show the exaggerated amount of gun possession and mass shootings the U.S has.
I think that the US has to get under control with the gun laws and this would not happen.
I agree that the U.S. needs to get their gun laws in order and create stricter gun laws because it is fairly easy for someone to have access to a gun.
They are stating that the United States of America have the most guns and the most mass shooters.
The graph is about the different mass shootings and were they originated.
In this picture there are many red dots on the screen to represent what countries have the most guns. There is only one country that has more then 2.5 million guns is the the United States, all the other countries have less than one million.
I agree with the thought that the dots represent a country with guns. I also think that not labeling the counties shows that there are too many countries that have the same thought process but American and Iraq need to understand and change.
I agree that the United States clearly sticks out among the other countries and I would like to add on that maybe this is inferring that America should tighten the laws involving gun control because it is evident to see that a high number of guns owned by a country highly correlates with the number of mass shootings occurring in that country.
The graph shows which country has the most mass shooters and how many guns each country owns. The United States has the most mass shooters and the most guns owned. The mass shooter side of the graph most likely goes by a average yearly amount. The graph is trying to portray that the more guns owned by people, the more mass shootings there are.
This graph shows that the United States is high in guns and mass shooters. I think this graph is trying to say that that we have more mass shooters because of our guns. I think if we had stricter gun laws we would have less shootings but people will always find a way to get guns.
While I agree that people will still find ways to get guns illegally, I believe the overall number of people who will actually be able to obtain them illegally will be reduced. For example, if the United States instituted stricter gun laws, the price of illegal guns would skyrocket making them almost unobtainable for the average American.
I completely agree with your statement. People will find ways to get illegal things if they want it bad enough.
The United States is the country has the biggest problem with guns since there are laws that aren't too strict on who can obtain a firearm. The graph shows the comparison of mass shooters to the amount of guns. The US shows a bad position in the graph since it has a high about of mass shooters along with a high amount of guns. That means there is some mass shooters that have firearms. I think that since we have such a high amount of guns that there is more ways for people who are going to use them for mass shooting are going to have easier access to them.
Good point. I agree that the more guns provided or available to the people, the more easier it is to have mass shooters.
I can agree that the laws for guns aren't strict enough, and they should consider making the age for being able to possess a gun older than 18. Although there may be many people who have possession of a gun, does not necessarily mean they WILL use them for shooting a public place. Setting strict laws for guns can prevent from so many "mentally ill" people being able to purchase firearms, and reducing mass shootings, as well as scaring the public for not feeling safe.
I agree. I made a similar observation. I would also like to add that I inferred the American public has too easy access to get a gun, and the background checks used don’t consider mental health.
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This graph shows that america has the most problems with guns.Other places don't because they have more than just back ground checks.The U.S has a age limit and a back ground check.Other places have to have a doctor say it is ok for you to have a gun.
I agree with your statement because America is allowing people to either get guns illegally or that they have to follow a simple process and are able to get a gun of their choice.
I feel like the U.S. should also have a doctors approval in order to register for a gun. Also, the age limit should move up to 21 as well. Since the U.S. has the highest rate of mental illness, it should be a necessity for someone to get a doctors approval of having a gun.
I agree I would also like to say banning weapons of war would also be helpful because there is no reason for someone to own one if they are not in war.
This graph shows that there has been more outbreaks of shootings throughout the world. In the last couple years people have been noticing more shootings. But, the US is the county that has had the most trouble with guns. People in the US are under relaxed gun laws, they aren't as strict as the other countries. Leading up to this conclusion, the US has had more shootings, and gun control issues than any other country has ever had in the past years.
I completely agree with your statement and I believe that America has to change how civilians can get a gun and the stages they have to go through before getting one.
How does one know the time frame the graphs were based off of?
The graph shows the number of school shootings every year and how many guns are bought. Everyone wonders why they bought guns, but did not think it would be for school shootings.
In this graph, it shows that the United States is one of the countries that are having a problem with guns. On top of that, we are the country with the most problems. This problem most likely has something to do with our gun laws being so relaxed. These mass shooters that have been going on are probably because of them. Since people can access weapons easier, there will be a result of more killings. If we are able to fix these gun laws, less death and mass shootings will absolutely take effect.
I think it is ridiculous that the U.S has as many shootings as a country that is currently a war zone.
In this graph it shows you the number of mass shootings. The United States is at the top of the list. The graph also shows the number of guns in each country. The united states is at the top of both and it should be changed.
Yeah so maybe, just maybe, we shouldn't have so many guns accessible and so easily in the hands of the mentally disturbed. Then maybe, just maybe, our number of mass shootings wouldn't be comparable to Yemen, a country currently at WAR.
I did not know Yemen was at war. Before the discussion, I did not even know Yemen existed, but you make a good point. Why is it that the US has more guns readily available for anyone than a country who is at war? Maybe, it is because of our access to resources.
I agree with your point of view, I also want to keep in mind that the US should not make guns so "accessible...in the hands of the mentally disturbed," but also fund more on building and maintaining mental institutions in order to treat mental illness in a serious manner because in the past years the US have been cutting down on these necessary funds.
I completely agree with you. Yemen shouldn't be on the graph because it is a country that is in the middle of a war and so the amount of shootings are extremely high; however, the makers may have put Yemen on the graph to show that the U.S. is the second leading country in the world with highest mass shooters to show that as a country that is not at war within the general population we are close in numbers to a country at war. The makers maybe did this to show just how big the problem is in regards to gun control.
This graph is showing the number of guns made and how many mass shooters there have been in each country. Most countries are not making a lot of guns and that means there are not very many mass shooters. The U.S., on the other hand, has made almost 300 million guns. Making almost 300 million guns has lead to having almost 100 mass shooters. In conclusion, the U.S. is the leading country that has gun problems.
The graph below is a statement of everything that is happening with gun control. In this circumstance there is mass shootings in play with the most amount of guns. The reason why the United States is above everyone is because we have the most guns and the most shootings.
This graph is showing out of millions of guns owners, how many are using the guns illegally or in school shootings. The graph is showing that there is about 60 more illegal shootings then any place in the world. This was placed in a article about school shootings, and it is trying to persuade people to stop using guns illegally, and change gun rules.
I agree that this graph does show that there are maybe more people using their guns for unreasonable purposes rather than just using them for protection. Which is why gun laws need to be more strict, and watch who has access to them, including if parents allow they're children o have access to these guns.
I agree. I also wondered this, too. The black market for guns would not be accounted for in the buying and selling of guns. How would the government regulate this business better?
No doubt about it the U.S has a lot of weapons, we have created over 200 million weapons and per person we carry 2 times as many as anyone else on the chart. I wonder why we have created so many unnecessary weapons and why its so easy to gather a weapon is still unknown. The story of this graph is that it's totally noticeable we have so much more weapons & shootings than anywhere else, that should prove a point.
I think the reason why we have created or possess unnecessary weapons is due to the lack of gun control and if the government strengthens the laws against the general population being able to buy guns then this problem could ultimately stop.
This graph shows the total amount of shootings in countries. Families are devistated over these tragedies. It is wrong and should never happened if they were not sick in the mind and wanted help.
The graphs show how the more guns available cause more mass shootings. US is the country with the most mass shootings because other countries government's give their people less freedom for gun control.
Can you tell us more about what you noticed about one or both graphs that tell you that more guns available causes more mass shootings?
What are these small dots in the corner? Where are they from and what do they represent? How many deaths count as a mass shooting and what are the states of the countries where these dots appear and how do I know that it's a certain group of people doing it? What is the regulations on guns and what/ how can people obtain them?
It's clear that the United States is one of the leading countries that has a problem with guns. This is most likely due to our very relaxed gun laws, as an effect of our relaxed gun laws we have more mass shooters in the U.S. which results in more killings because people can access weapons easier. If we regulate our gun laws it will absolutely lead to less deaths by mass shootings in the United States.
In this graph I notice the comparison between mass shootings in the US vs other countries. I also notice that the US has far more guns when compared to the other countries. This implies that less guns per people means less mass shootings. I wonder how strict the other countries gun laws are. The deeper storyt coming from this graph is that in the US there are almost as many guns as there are people populating the US. Infact, for every 100 people there are about 90 guns
The graph clearly shows that the U.S. has a large amount of people with guns, and many more mass shooters. if the U.S. didn't allow all these guns, maybe there would be less shooting in the U.S. Both graphs show how the U.S. has the most guns and mass shooters.
I feel people get very emotional everytime a school shooting happens and want to find a way to prevent these crimes from happening.( which is logical and understandable) There really isn't a way to prevent this. People can talk all they want about taking guns away or making guns even more accessible so that poeple can defend themselves, but that doesn't control the main issue which is the person behind the firearm.
I agree, the gun only serves as a tool but the human is what pulls the trigger.
what i think this graph is trying to show is that the more guns a country has, the more mass shooters there are. But i think that more factors should play a role in this, such as how big the country is and their restrictions on guns.
in this graph i notice the correlation between the amount of guns per 100 people and the amount of mass shooting the country has. i also notice that although the United States has the most amount of guns per 100 people, it has less mass shootings than Yemen who have less guns per 100 people. there are plenty of other factors that have to do with why there are more mass shootings in certain countries even if they have less guns. these factors just aren't displayed. also the Untied States has only a few more mass shootings than Afghanistan although Afghanistan has far less guns.
It shows the amount of guns that are bought each year. It also shows the amount of mass shooters in the Philippines, Russia, China, India, and the US. The US is the top selling place for guns in the world. There are many tragedies because of this.
I notice the relationship between gun ownership in particular countries with respect to the number of mass shootings. But there's a discrepancy in the data, how the quantitative amount of gun owners doesn't follow through with the number of mass shootings. Countries like Yemen have less gun holders compared to the United States, although they have more mass shootings. Yemen specifically has a specific political and cultural context to its history with gun use. Yemen is under a civil war between various conflicting factions. Similarly to Afghanistan, there's a disproportionate number of mass shootings, taking in to consideration Afghanistan's population. Like I've mentioned Yemen, there's a political context to what is said about the gun usage. For the US, what comprises most of the mass shootings involves the moral dilemma that lingers the cultural side of the American people. It comprises a cultural backlash, that is disregarded from this statistic. Mass shootings is a very complicated issue, where terrorism, cultural appeal, standards of living, the education of a population, the political intentions of each country, crime rates, etc.. that isn't factored into to the data.
This graph is made to make it seem like mass shootings are related to the amount of guns in circulation in a given country. The reality is that its the people in the country not the weapons provided to them by the freedom given to them by the government. And unfortunately since we are the
United States people of any type can wind up inside our borders.
These graphs indicate the amount of gun in the United states and how often they are used. In the Graphs United states is no where close to the other states. I think we need to have more control in gun right and usage. Due to this, I think less murders will happen.
Question. Why do you think the U.S. government is so against applying more stricter guns laws?
In this graph, I notice how the comparison of how many guns people in the United States have compared to the amount in other countries. I also notice the correlation between the amount of mass shootings based on the amount of guns owners. I also wonder if this should tell people that the United States has more of a problem with guns than other counties.
My thoughts on this picture are going towards a rating graph. This looks like a graph that rates the country's with the most guns. I think this because of the headings/captions and the country names.
Though the graphs lead me to believe that the number of guns and mass shootings in America correlate, i cannot come to a complete conclusion based on the fact that there is a lack of other pertinent information.
What sorts of things did you notice about the graphs that made you want more information? Is there particular information you want?
In the first graph it would seem like the trend is fewer mass shootings with fewer guns, but some countries don't follow this. In some countries, mass shootings may not be directly related to the number of guns, and that seems to be because of how the countries are controlled. Also, the populations are unclear because it is countries from 10 million to 300 million or more people. In middle eastern countries there seems to be no pattern, but in America, both graphs show the number of guns directly leading to the number of mass shootings. I wonder if the number of guns in America was divided by 10, how many mass shootings would take place then.
What are some things that you noticed about the second graph, and how it is different from the first? I wonder if we would think differently about the graphs if we saw the labels of all, or at least more, of the points.
We have gotten more school shootings then usual and we got more information.We have more ingorant people in the united states.America ha more mean people that lies guns.
I think that these graphs are inconclusive and that there is not enough information currently provided to make any conclusions based on the graphs. Clearly the US has more guns from the first graph and has more mass shooters than the rest of the countries, but it also does not include every country in the world. There could be countries left out that would be closer to the US in this aspect that are left out in order to exaggerate the difference between the US and the rest of the world, although that may not be entirely true.
It would be interesting to see labels on more of the points, and to learn more about the countries that are represented in each of the graphs. Remember that on Thursday afternoon, we will reveal on the What’s Going On In This Graph? Website the original article which will give some, but not all additional information, so be sure to check back.
I noticed that the United States of America, in Graph A, has a significantly larger amount of guns and mass shooters than other countries. In Graph B, the United States has the most guns per citizen and more mass shootings than any other country besides Yemen. It is unfortunate to see these statistics about what is supposed to be the "Best country on earth" or "The land of the free". It is scary to think about how one of the top countries on this earth is not safe, and how people live in fear or in depression because of these mass shootings or a loss of a family member in one. These graphs may imply that having these guns, especially in these quantities is not necessary. Something else that could go with this is the types of guns that regular, everyday people own. In other countries, there are laws limiting the types of weaponry that every civilian can own, and by the graphs you can see that they are not nearly close to the U.S in the amount of shooters because of these laws and other actions that their government and society took. I wonder and will always wonder what it will take to finally stop the widespread distribution of these gun. No citizen needs a militarized weapon at their disposal. The answer is laws, but unfortunately no one in government is stepping up and trying to get everyone to agree on the limitations of these weapons. For these mass shootings to stop actions need to be put in place, but how many more shootings will happen before our country realizes.
The two graphs show the relationship between the amount of guns and the amount of mass shootings across the globe. The United States is shown to be among the highest to suffer from mass shootings (out of the countries represented in the graph). This makes me wonder why the United States refuses to change its gun laws to help protect its people. If Congress is for the people, why don't they enact laws to help the people? If mass shootings keep occurring and innocent lives continue to be taken, why isn't something being done? Are guns really more important than the lives of innocent people?
Based on these two graphs I notice that one graph is has a lower correlation compared to the other graph. The graphs are based off of gun usage. I wonder why the bottom graph has more data compared to the other graph. From what I can tell, this graph shows the mass shooters in different nations per 100 million people.
Can you tell us more about what you noticed in the graphs that led you to notice that the one graph has a lower correlation? I wonder if the bottom graph has more data, or if it’s just spread out so it looks like more. How would the differences in the graphs contribute to that?
I think that these graphs are lacking in information to be able to create any nig conclusions. Although we all want to jump to conclusions and say that the United states is the worst with guns, aspects such as population, and mass SHOOTINGS over shooters themselves are missing from the information within the graphs. There is an obvious issue with guns in the United States, however there is not enough information in the graphs to assume that the United States is the worst as compared to other countries.
I believe that we need to be given more information. We are jumping to conclusions, there is no clarification whether or not these are in home mass shootings or how many a mass shooting is or what year it is from or since when or anytime in general!!! We're missing too much information to infer anything about the situation! This is how peoples' opinions form with false or too little information and it is very manipulating and bias. I have too many questions and there is no way anyone can logically form an opinion on guns and mass shootings based on how little information these graphs contain.
Wanting more information is a really common feeling! You’ve outlined some of the things you are wondering about and what sort of additional information you might want. Are there things that we DO know from the graphs? What are some things that you noticed?
The graph shows the the number of shootings per year and how many guns people buy.I wonder what goes through the minds as they are doing the shootings.
I think that the main thing that these graphs show is that guns in America are the problem. Which can be seen with the big discrepancy in the amount of total guns in the U.S and guns per person in the United States compared to the amount of mass shootings in the U.S. and that there are teens getting guns and not using them responsible.
The two graphs shows the number of school shooter and the number of gun per people. I've always wonders what goes through the mind of school shooters other then the typical thing like bullying and oppression. and where are these people getting these guns from, i'm not saying that we should make more gun laws because that's not working.
Its actually mass shootings not school shootings....
Making more gun laws could be the answer. The U.S has not made many laws to stop this, so it is still going on. Other countries such as Australia have made laws and restrictions to owning guns and their country has significantly dropped in mass shootings and gun incidents. If the U.S could make stricter gun laws, that does not conflict with our constitution, it could really help our society and amounts of mass shootings in this country.
It is clear that America is one of the most dangerous countries with shootings and also has the most amount of people with guns
I would disagree when you say the US is one of the most dangerous countries. I feel much safer in the US than China, India, the Philippines, Russia, or Afghanistan. In addition, there is no information about population to conclude which countries are the most dangerous.
I agree with Hugh, and would like to add on that in graph B it shows that Yemen has had a lot more mass shootings then the United States.
After looking at the graphs, it seems almost unbelievable how in Graph B, the U.S is placed above Afghanistan in the number of mass shootings and we are in a war in that country, it would be expected that they would have more shootings because of the war. However, that is not the case. Even though the U.S has the most amount of guns per 100 people, Yemen still has more shootings but fewer guns. In Graph A, the U.S is the outlier of the group since they have the most amount of guns, perhaps around the same or more than our actual population. I would actually want to see where Afghanistan and Yemen, being the only country to have more shootings than the U.S on the chart, are posted in Graph A.
This graph shows the how many millions of guns is in a many different countries compared to how many mass shootings there are. The United States definitely has the most the most guns and mass shootings. No country has anything near as many mass shootings as the US.
If you actually looked at the graph Yemen has more mass shootings but less guns.
Yes, I agree with my friend Hugh.
Yes, I agree with my friend Nicole, who agrees with her our friend Hugh.
It's surprising to see how many people have guns and how many mass shooters there are in the U.S. compared to everywhere else in the world. It's also surprising to see Yemen with so many mass shooters as well.
In the graphs I notice that it in the US there are more guns then people and that there the place with the most mass shootings is in Yemen. I wonder how they know how many guns are out there and if they know that the amount of guns there are in the US is getting out of hand. In these graphs it gives us an insight on how many guns there are in different countries and how many mass shootings there have been.
It’s always interesting to think about and want to know more about how people gather the data they use to generate graphs. There are some hints at the bottom of each graph - maybe you could explore that and find more information to help us understand that part better.
What did you notice about the differences between the two graphs? Did those differences make you wonder anything in particular?
While looking at theses graphs I notice that the graphs show the amount of mass shootings to the number of guns in each country. The United States is on top with Yemen, a place with a dismantled government and Afghanistan, a place that is currently in a war zone. I wonder, how did we get up there? Compare the results with other countries and their results are low. To find the answers to what I wonder, I could read informative articles and read articles that go back in time to before the day we are in today. I feel like there should be more countries involved rather than just a few to actually be able to see the full problem.
What I noticed is from the graph, the countries presented on the graph do not even reach 100 million guns while the U.S is at the top with 300 million guns. I guess what they graph is trying to say is that because of the amount the U.S has, there are more mass shootings. There are more guns than people and this is just outrageous. The U.S stands at the top of the graph having the most guns. I believe this graph is also trying to say that the more guns a country has, a lot more mass shootings occur.
This is a graph comparing the amount of mass shooters vs the number of guns in different countries. This shows how these two factors relate to each other, and it points out gun problems that need to be addressed in different countries
This graph shows that the United States has many more gyms a and mass shooters than the other countries shown.
I agree that Graph A shows us that. How about Graph B? What do you notice about that graph? And what is something that you are wondering after exploring these graphs?
Thank god i don't live there
I notice that the United States is an outlier in both graphs implying that the United States is the least safe in regards to gun control. I wonder in which of these countries owning guns are legal or illegal as well as how easy it is to obtain a gun in these places. Graph A shows the amount of mass shootings whereas Graph B shows the amount of guns in the country.
The US has had the most mass shooting in the world according to the graph. The US has a lot of guns compared to the other countries.
This graph shows some countries in comparison to how many people own guns to mass shootings.
The United States has the most guns because it’s apart of our constitution
It is super scary that the us has so many mass shootings in comparison to all of the rest of the countries in the world. Also that basically no other country compares to the number or guns or mass shootings.
I agree that it is scary, but also I was wondering if you had noticed the unmarked dots. What do you think they signify?
I notice that the US is an outsider for having more guns per 100 people and Yemen for more mass shootings per 100 million people, but I wonder if population effects this.
What do you notice about the differences between the two graphs? Anything that might help you think about your “wonder” about how population affects this (which is really important for sure!).
I notice that in the countries with more guns available to the public, there are an increase in shootings. In graph A the US has the most guns available to the public and also the highest amount of shootings. I wonder that if the public had less guns if the amount of shootings would go down.
The graphs show the gun rates in a lot of nations. America has more guns than any other country and has more shootings. The graphs also show who has the most shootings.
This graph analyzes the relationship between the amount of arms circulating in each nation and the number of mass shootings present in each nation. What stands out is the outlier, the United States, in terms of the amount of arms in circulation and the number or mass shootings. Sadly, the United States lies as one of the most mass shooting filled nations, besides Yemen which is currently in a state of anarchy and divided by a civil war.
In these graphs we can see that the United States is either the most or the second most in shootings because they have the most amount of citizens with guns compared to the other countries.
The shootings are also related to the strictness of the control on the people. IF the gun control is lenient even countries with less guns will have more mass shootings, like afghanistan, and countries with very strict gun laws may have a lot of guns, but not many shootings.
I think that the main thing that these graphs show is that guns in America are the problem. Which can be seen with the big discrepancy in the amount of total guns in the U.S and guns per person in the United States compared to the amount of mass shootings in the U.S.
The United States has an absurd amount of mass shootings which isn’t a shocker due to the lenient gun laws.
But Yemen has way more as seen in graph 2 yet has less guns per 100 people how?
The graphs did make me wonder about gun laws in other countries, too. Did you notice anything about the differences in the two graphs that made you wonder more specific things about particular countries?
After reading the graphs, I noticed that in graph A, it was a graph that recorded the mass shooters and guns owned, by the millions. In graph B, it was a graph that recorded the mass shooters per 100 million people, and guns owned per 100 people. I wonder how and which kinds of guns were used, and I can find this answer in the comments.
What I notice is that the Untied States has a lot of guns, maybe more guns than people and the more of something there is the easier it is to get that item so yeah it makes sense that America has more shootings than anyone else because of how easy it is to get guns. The only other place that has more shooters than America is Yemen but that is a war torn place so us being second is really saying something about the United States. I wonder how they are going to fix this issue on gun control if we have so many guns, we obviously do not want our guns to be kept away from the public. The whole situation is bad.
1. Excluding countries with no mass shootings may have skewed the results.
2. Excluding "original text and features" can easily lead the reader astray.
I wondered if the graphs actually do exclude countries with no mass shootings. What do you notice about the graphs that allows you to reach that conclusion?
We didn’t exclude very much information. Nothing, really, that can’t be noticed in the graphs themselves. We want to focus students’ attention on the details of the graphs, and when asked to Notice and Wonder, students are often more thoughtful about small details. I wonder in what ways you think readers might get led astray by these graphs in their current form.
Maybe it is showing the mass shootings around the world. I guess maybe that one of them is the one that just happened? I can't remember where it was. Another one could be the one that was at the concert.
What do you notice about the graphs that might help you figure out what the different data points represent? Try listing as many things as you can that you notice about them.
It appears to measure the amount of mass shootings in comparison to the amount of guns in the country (in millions). I'm not entirely sure why it is relevant, but the dangerous effects of Guns on the population by people, can be described by the contents of this graph.
This graph shows mass shouting shows in each country but leaves a lot of info and could include more info about what type of guns.
They do leave out a lot of information. What sorts of things do they make you wonder, and what additional information would you like to have, besides the types of guns? How do you think they might represent different types of guns?
This graph shows the relationship between the number of guns owned in a country versus the number of mass shootings. The United States is an outlier for it has a drastically higher rates of gun ownership along with a drastically higher number of mass shootings.
They need to specify if the guns are legal or illegal
That’s an interesting thing to wonder! Where did this data come from, and does it differentiate? How might the graph look different if it were going to show that? Do you imagine there might be more graphs? Or separate graphs?
The United States has a lot of gun incidents but this is also because there are a lot more guns in the United States.
Obviously there will be more shootings if there are more guns in a country. It seems like the gun to shooter ratio is pretty proportional.
What are you noticing in the graph(s) that makes you reach that conclusion? What about Graph A or Graph B makes that look obvious to you? What if we ignore the data point for the US, which is an outlier?
This graph illustrates the number of mass shootings through many different areas of the world. This graph specifically shows the fact that the US has one of the largest gaps compared to the other countries shown in the graph.
this graph shows the mass shootings in different countries
This graph indicates the amount of guns per people and number of mass shootings that have occured. The united States is pretty high in both cases but in the second graph, Yemen tops United States in mass shooting but United States is still at the top for Guns per person. It appears the United States has not moved, indicating that not much has changed since the last time recorded within the graph.
Seems like this graph is not really showing lot of information about what guns are surveyed.
This is a graph which depicts the relationship between the amount of mass shootings and the amount of guns allowed in the countries. According to the map, the US leads in both the amount of guns and mass shootings.
Graph shows the amount of mass shooting per country in relation to the amount of guns owned in the corresponding nation. America is an outlier with a significantly higher amount of gun ownership and amount of mass shootings. Russia, India, China, and Philippines all are very low on the graph. Yemen has more mass shooting but less gun ownership than US and Yemen is going through a civil war.
The US has a lot more guns and gun incidents than any other country.
This graph shows the number of mass shootings in various countries compared to the number of guns owned in various contries. Of course, the U.S has a large gap compared to the other countries
Our group noticed the big difference in the United States and the other countries in the graph. There is a significant gap between the mass shootings and the guns as well as mass shooters per million people and the amount of guns per million people. This proves the point that was brought up after the shooting last month that the main country where there are school shootings is the US. We wondered what countries were the unlabeled dots on each graph. Also, the countries labeled related to geography. We would be interested in finding out the other countries that are not as close to the US to compare the data.
The graph is very informative and the data is very unsetting. However, I wish the first graph would label all of the countries. I am also unsure if the countries are the same for both graphs.
Isabella, I, too wish all of the data points were labeled. As you say, we don’t even know if the data points on the two graphs are for the same countries.
How do you think the countries were picked?
It is evident that America's high result of mass shooters comes from its strict and in-place right to bear-arms therefore which allows many guns to be easily accessible in the U.S.
I ask myself when looking at these two graphs if it is necessary to have almost 300 million guns for our "protection" or if the NRA concerns themselves with the 30 million U.S. citizens that are alleged mass shooters. I could pick a newspaper or go online and see thousands of relevant articles, news, and opinions on gun control, the NRA, and/or mass shootings that happen on an unfortunate frequent basis. These graphs are just a mere depiction of America's resistance to gun control and the severity of what would happen if others who opposed the millions of guns in this country tried infringing upon this "God-given" right. The NRA takes the second amendment so seriously, yet the one situation they ignore are all the millions of mass shooters that appear in this graph and the chaos these shooters arouse.
These graphs show a correlation between gun ownership and mass shootings in different countries around the world. In graph A the United States is leadings in mass shootings while in graph B Yemen is. These graphs are missing titles and the year these statistics were found; however, the United States is still a leading country which is a scary fact.
Looking at the graphs, what do you notice that supports your claims? Or do you need other data to do that?
I noticed that the first graph is used to make it appear as though the US is the only country with this problem while in the second graph it includes Yemen which has more mass shootings per 100 million people which tried to prove that guns aren't entirely the problem but this graph is inaccurate and unhelpful. of course Yemen would seem high because its population is less than 100 million, its 27 million in comparison to US's 300 million. this shows that Yemen has only about 10-11 mass shootings while the US has about 90-100. this is accurate to graph A but seemingly not what we wanna see in graph B.
I believe that the difference between the two graphs is that Graph A is what people think the amount of mass shooters in a country is when showed the amount of guns in the country and then Graph B is the real statistic when it comes to gun violence. The more guns a country has it will obviously have more gun violence. Also it surprised me that non-democratic countries allow other people to have guns or those guns are those of the government.
1. In graph A there was a certain amount of places that had gun violence but in graph B there were more places that had gun violence and that in graph B Yemen was included and it was much higher than the United States.
2. I wonder how come Yemen had more gun violence that the United States
3. Whats happening in this graph is that in Graph A in the x-axis it is the number of guns and the and y-axis it is mass shooters and in Graph B the x-axis is the number of guns per people and the y- axis is per people
Hello, Richardson –
You mention in your third comment that the axes are different for Graphs A and B. Why do you think the graphs were constructed with different axes? Why is the Philippines, Russia, China, and India on Graph B, but not highlighted on Graph B? Which data points do you think they are on Graph B?
I notice that in Graph B Yemen has the most mass shooters per 100 million people, even more than the United States. It makes me wonder where Yemen is located in Graph A. It also makes me wonder if mass shootings are more frequent in the US with fewer people killed per shooting and if the mass shootings in Yemen more people were killed in a single shooting.
It would also be interesting to see if population density is a variable that impacts the variables on the axes.
Welcome, @mathteacher24.
I, too, would wonder where the countries labeled in Graph A are located in Graph B. What do you think based on which countries are labeled in Graph A and what you know about these countries?
Regarding mass shooting deaths, these graphs do not have this data. Also, mass shooters do not include suicides and homicides.
Welcome to What’s Going On in This Graph?. Today’s graphs show the association between guns and mass shooters by country, a comparison that is being actively discussed in our country. Note the different variables on Graph A and Graph B.
What do you NOTICE in these graphs? How are they similar and different? What may this imply?
What do you WONDER? Where can you find possible answers to what you wonder?
What’s GOING ON in this graph? What can you infer from the graphs that is beyond what the graph shows directly?
The questions are intended to build on one another, so try to answer them in order. Start with “I notice” and then “I wonder,” and end with “The story this graph tells is ….”
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First thing I noticed was how misleading the first graph was because it did not take into account that many of the countries that have a lot of mass shooters are smaller countries that will not show up because they have fewer people that will overall own fewer guns.
Second thing I noticed was that even when adjusting for population on the x-axis, we still have more guns than any other country, and have the second highest amount of mass shooters per 100 million people. I wonder what the graphs look like when both axis are by a percentage, because by the looks of it, we would look a little more normal on the y-axis.
Of course, assuming we are average, that does not mean we should not go and try to improve with laws that would decrease the amount of mass shootings. We just need to agree on a solution.
Robby, I wonder what you mean by “what the graphs look like when both axis are by percentage, because by the looks of it, we would look a little more normal on the y-axis.”
These graphs show that while the United States is undoubtedly one of the most affected by gun violence and mass shooting, it's preventable. Both graphs depict dozens of countries, similar in population and many other aspects, the United States is an extreme distance from the other countries. These graphs were created to express that extreme problem in this country. The sole purpose was to demonstrate how the United States has managed to separate itself from the rest of the world. Countries that the United States have aided, literally sent troops to in hopes of reforming are obviously better off. How can other countries be improved, if there's more problems at home. This powerhouse of a nation is being beat, statistically destroyed by countries like Afghanistan and Iraq that, demonstrated by the graph, are nowhere near the United States. The fact that these countries are so much safer than the "home of the free," is frightening. How much freedom is to be distributed before the leash becomes too loose and there is no fixing the erupted anarchy. The biggest thing I took away from these graphs is the aspect that these mass shootings, the gun violence, the murders, can be preventable. If dozens of other countries can protect themselves and prevent such incidents, why can't the United States. There are no excuses to be made, the distances in the graph are terrifying and absurd.
In these graphs the U.S. has a clear issue with the amount of guns available for people to use, as well as, the amount of mass shooters and shootings occurring. There is no reason that we need to have so many guns in circulation, especially military styled weapons. No person should have an automatic weapon because there is no other point than to kill people with that. No hunter, or normal citizen needs this type of weapon to defend themselves. Some may argue that they need it because an intruder may also have hands on this style of weapon so they need to be level with the intruder to protect themselves, but if automatic weapons were banned in the first place, neither the intruder or defender would need it.
In the information about the graphs, I cant make a honest opinion because they dont provide all of the information. But i can conclude that the United States is the safest country.
What other information do you wonder about?
Let us know. I bet you know where you could find this information.
Remember on Thursday afternoon, we will reveal on the What’s Going On In This Graph? Website the original article which will give some, but not all additional information.
In these graphs, it is shown that the United States has the most amount of guns out of the other countries shown. There is also a correlation between the number of guns, and the number of mass shootings. As it is clear that these factors bounce off each other, I wonder why the government has not took action to prevent these shootings from occurring. However, these graphs do not depict how many mass shooting were done by those with mental illness, or someone who had taken the gun(s) illegally. Therefore, reducing the amount of guns will not be the sole contribution to make a difference. Gun control needs to be more enforced, along with help for those with mental illness. No matter what, if someone wants to get a hold of a gun, they will. Yet, we should still take steps to at least make it more difficult for this to happen.
Until today, I never thought that i should be concerned for my life when stepping outside of my house. I do not know how it is possible to feel unsafe in a place that I have called my home for so long. And like many other students, I feel that it is heartbreaking to know that people have been attacked in place that is supposed to be a "safe place". Regardless of what is happening on the other side of the world, the United States needs to change its laws to keep the children of the future safe. This issue has gotten way out of hand and needs to be fixed before another mass shooting takes place.
I think these graphs mean that the United States is an outlier in gun distribution. In both graphs the US is far right, indicating that they have far more guns in circulation than other countries. The US is also higher up on the graphs, indicating a higher number of mass shootings than all other countries. These two statistics go to show that the US is lenient with their gun laws and that the lack of restrictions comes at the cost of the safety of the masses. In order to join the rest of the countries and have a lower number of mass shootings, the US must have great reform and extremely lower their number of guns.
One thing that stood out is that in these graphs is that the United States have the most amount of people with guns. Not only that but they are over 100 million guns more than every other country listed in graph A. As a result, we see that mass shootings are higher when compared to the other countries. I question why the United States still allows so many people to own guns and how the government will react/ if they will do something when they see these statistics.
From what I can tell by the graphs given is that there is no correlation between the number of guns and number of mass shootings. The argument can be made about how the US has the most guns and a large number of mass shootings, however I do not believe it is fair to correlate the number of mass shootings and the number of guns.
HI, Zachary. Could you explain to us why you say, “I do not believe it is fair to correlate the number of mass shootings and the number of guns.”? With the data points you have here, how confident are you in your conjecture?
When I look at these graphs, I see what is wrong with the United States. The statistics shown are just horrifying on our part and when I say "our" I mean us the American people. In graph A, it shows that the USA has about 300 million guns to many and about 90 mass shooters. This needs to come to an end immediately. The gun laws in this country need to be stricter and need to come in full effect. It is sad how many people in this country think it is okay to obtain guns so easily. Guns need to be hard to get! Policies need to be put in place! Laws need to be enforced! Coming from a 17 year old, I am very passionate for people's rights and safety, by feeling that I firmly believe that there has to be a change soon or else the pattern of mass shootings will continue on.
Erin, you have used the Graph A to support your plan of action.
Does Graph B add to your argument?
How could you write an article, using these graphs, to support your point?
I’ve noticed that the U. S could be considered as a possible outlier for mass shootings and gun violence in general. Although Yemen does have much more shootings than the U.S, political instability and the overall safety of the U.S does prove to yield better results than Yemen. I wonder why the U.S has much more shootings than other countries. Some may argue that it’s because we have a lot
of guns, but I will leave my wonderings as an open question.
The story that the graphs show is that gun control is a really big problem in the United States, and that people are obtaining an exorbitant amount of guns, which is caused by people can get guns to easily. In both graphs displayed, the United States is the outlier, and all the other countries have lower numbers and are around the same area which makes me wonder what are they doing to prevent mass shootings, and what methods could the US adopt to make the nation safer.
While the graph doesn't seem to be pointing in any specific direction that I can see, I think it is supposed to convey that more guns will lead to more mass shootings, given the United States' high position to the top right of each the graph. Strangely, in the bottom left area of each graph, the number of mass shootings descends as the amount of guns increases. From the Philippines down to India on graph A, you can clearly see that the amount of shootings decreases to an amount no where near the United States.
*L*R*, you are so right that about Graph A. For the countries you listed, the number of mass shooters decreases as the number of guns increases. Is this true for the rest of the data points? Now, look at Graph B. What do you notice here? What relationship do you see?
I think these graphs are showing the rise of guns and mass shooters in the United States compared to other countries. I agree with these graphs because I feel that the more guns in the U.S. the more mass shootings are going to happen. I also feel that we should continue the fight to improve the gun laws.
I absolutely agree with your statements regarding wanting to improve gun laws. I believe that if people in America were motivated to want to make the change but we have seen no change. The fact that these have more strict guns laws is very embarassing for us as citizens of the US.
I think graph A is trying to portray the correlation between guns and violence. The United States, in this case, is found on the far right of the graph and exhibits the exceptional divergence. Graph A is trying to say: the more guns, the more violence. I disagree. Though I do think limiting access to guns would lead to a decrease in gun purchases, I don't think it would have an affect on gun violence. WIth a will comes a way; those intending on harming others will find a way with guns or without guns and will find illegal ways to purchase weapons of their choice.
Graph B is contradicting the point being made proven in Graph A. America, once again, is leading in gun ownership, though has a much lower rate of mass shooters in comparison to Yemen. This graph is leaning more toward my point of view and is trying to speak on the idea that gun violence doesn't directly correspond with gun ownership. Many other factors come into play.
These graphs were created to contradict one another and spark curiosity/controversy. In which, still making a statement about the amount of America's shootings and guns in comparison to other countries.
Sophia – You are so right that the two graphs show different relationships. Why do they do this? What is it about the variables that changes the conclusion?
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Based on the information and statistics currently provided, one could infer that the ability of citizens to own firearms directly corresponds with the rising rates of mass shooters. The United States clearly ranks above most others with the quantity of guns owned and thus mass shooters. While quantity and ability to acquire firearms appears to be one of the greatest influencing factors, I believe that government policies have the strongest grasp over these situations. Communist nations such as China have much more restricting policies that limit the possibility for events like mass shootings to occur. The United States is one of the most developed nations in the world; however, this could potentially create more opportunities for events such as these to occur. Our democracy continues to have a loose grip over a citizens ability to purchase weapons like guns and continue to even support the process. How exactly? Politicians in nearly every state accept funding from the NRA, even after events such as the mass shooting that occurred in Florida recently.
In the first graph I notice that the United States has a radically higher amount of guns compared to the other countries, and in turn has many more mass shooters. I notice in the second graph that the dots have more variability, the United States is an outlier when it comes to to guns per 100 people and mass shooters per 100 million people, and Yemen has the most mass shooters per 100 million people. I believe that the vast number of guns available in the US is one of many important factors that lead to high numbers of mass shooters. It makes it easier and more likely for someone to possess a gun and then use it for inflicting harm. I wonder if the mentality and way of life in each country affects how many mass shootings occur. I also wonder why Yemen has so many mass shooters. The story this graph is telling is that we should be critical about gun violence and take into account the availability of guns and the population sizes in countries.
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Hi, Megan.
You state that the vast number of guns available in the U. S. is one of the many factors that lead to high numbers of mass shooters.
What other factors may be associated with the number of mass shooters? How could you gather data on these other factors and display in a graph?
I wonder why the U.S. does not attempt to reform it's gun laws. If guns can be interpreted as a potential link to mass shootings, then the U.S. should enact gun laws or some sort of reform to prevent mass shootings. The second amendment does not have to be taken away, but it can be altered. The constitution is meant to be for the people, but if guns are linked to shootings, then how is the constitution FOR the people? Without reform, the Second Amendment could be considered AGAINST the people, because recently it has been proven that there is a gun problem in America. When there is a problem presented, the government should attempt to solve it.
I agree with this because i believe something must be done. This doesnt meant taking away people's second amendment rights but at least doing something to try to fix the rising issue of mass shooting within the nation.
I agree with your perspective and I would like to add on that maybe the 2nd Amendment does need to be modified. The right to bear arms has clearly been taken out of context from many people and as been abused in ways that harm citizens instead of helping them. The 2nd Amendment was founded on our rights to liberty as human beings but maybe some are taking this liberty too far and as a result, guns are falling into irresponsible hands. Perhaps there should be restrictions on who can and cannot own a gun in terms of mental health and responsibility.
The story of these graphs are telling how guns relate directly to the amount of mass shooters. Although Yemen may have more mass shooters per 100 million people, the US has more then 250 million guns in the country, resulting with more than 80 mass shooters. Gun allowance is shown in the graphs to feed directly to mass shooters in the world, so gun control would seem to benefit the safety of the population the most. A gun ban would be too controversial in the nation's current state, but if the country follows in the footsteps of other countries with low mass shooters and low amount of guns per 100 people, the country will at least be in a better state of safety.
What I noticed from these graphs is that the United States has way more guns and mass shooters than other countries. I wonder why we are basically the only country that has a problem with mass shootings. When you look at the graphs, no other country comes close to the amount of shooters as the United States. The United States has a problem with mass shootings, and it may be possible that the amount of guns has a direct correlation with mass shootings.
Hi, Ryan. You state that the number of guns has a direct correlation with mass shooters.
What other factors may be associated with the number of mass shooters? How could you gather data on these other factors and display in a graph?
These graphs illustrate the correlation of amounts of guns to the amounts of mass shootings. It is unfortunate to see how bad America's predicament really is, especially compared to other countries who have found a specific way to control the numbers of mass shootings. America prides itself upon being superior and one of the most advanced countries in the world; yet, so many other countries have already created successful solutions to the problem our country has been struggling with for years. Since the rest of the world has taken action, it is time for America to do the same and help eliminate mass shootings in our country.
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The graphs represent the number of guns in countries around the world and the number of mass shootings. I noticed the United States and really only a few other countries were outliers. I wonder what other countries gun laws are.
What you can infer from both graphs is that the other countries have more strict gun laws resulting in less mass shootings. the countries that were stated were probably the mass shootings and number of guns.
I notice that compared to other countries around the world, the U.S has a significant amount of guns. It seems that the amount of guns is directly linked to an increased amount of mass shootings.
Cassidy – What makes you think that the number of guns is directly linked to an increased number of mass shooters? Does this hold true for all countries?
Something I notice from the graphs is that the U.S has significantly more guns, both in total and per 100 people. Additionally, Graph A shows that the U.S has significantly more mass shooters than the other countries plotted. This ultimately does not surprise me, because logically with a larger amount of guns, more mass shootings are expected. I wonder why the government is not doing anything to stop this when real evidence of the problem is presented
I notice that in graph A, the United States is very isolated from the rest of the data. Also from graph A we know that the US has the most guns with the most mass shooters. I notice that graph B also shows the US as having the most guns, but Yemen has the most mass shooters. I wonder what year this data was collected from. I also wonder whether the guns on the x-axis include all the guns that people have, whether it's registered, unregistered, bought illegally, or what kind of background check was used in order to buy the guns. These graphs are emphasizing the relationship between the amount of graphs people have with the number of mass shooters in each country. They are showing how high these numbers are in America compared to how low the numbers are in the rest of the world.
Good morning, Elizabeth. Are you snowed in? How much snow are you expecting?
You wonder about the data. What year is the data from? What kind of gun ownership – registered and unregistered? What other questions do you have about the data that comes from countries around the world? You need to know this to determine if your conjectures are well-founded. If the data is inconsistent or wrong, you should not make associations.
What these graphs are telling me is that the United States is dangerous; we have more guns and too many mass shootings compared to other countries. This makes me curious about what can be done to make the US dot closer to the other ones. Should there be more gun restrictions, a closer look at the 2nd amendment, or is there nothing to be done?
In these graphs I notice the United States plotted the furthest to the right on the two graphs. Due to the legal right of owning guns in the United States, it has the most guns and more shootings in the first graph. I wonder if congress members receiving checks from the NRA are impacted by these two graphs at all. They only way to find out is to ask them and hope that they answer. In these graphs the United States stands out in having more guns that people and having more mass shootings than any other country. Yemen has more mass shootings but the United States still has way more guns than yemen.
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I think it was fully expected. For the US to have that many guns without that mass shootings would have been surprising, especially since the morals of the US are basically garbage. America having so many guns are a problem and America protects those with the guns, what did you expect?
i agree with the idea of it being expected for the United States to have the most mass shootings out of all the other countries stated. I personally believe that the US doesn't really have any morals because of how there hasn't been much progression in putting regulations on guns.
1. America is the country that produces the most amount of guns, America is also a danger zone, there are many mass shooters. They are 2nd to Yemen, a country in the Middle-East.
2. I wonder why America produces a lot of guns, maybe because they want to show other countries that America is the 'biggest' and 'baddest'.
3. America has the greatest amount of guns, America has many mass shootings. Many of them are in schools. This is because America lets anyone over the age of 18 can be allowed to "bare arms"
Good morning, Gianni.
You mention several times that the U. S."produces" a lot of guns.
I’m wondering if the variable on the horizontal x-axis is guns produced or something else. What else could it be? Does this change what you think is going on in this graph?
I believe that the reason why America produces so many guns is because they are simply part of our culture, not because we want to "be the biggest and baddest". Americans have the mindset that everyone is out to get them, and they feel the need to protect themselves by being armed.
I agree with your third comment. I think gun laws should be stricter because I don't think that letting anyone over the age of 18 get a gun is good for our country or it's people.
The united states has the more guns and more guns shootings.People in the U.S. have a lot of guns and the worst part is that guns are available to any person. They need to in force new gun policies and be more strict with people on who could buy guns.
I noticed that the United States has over 200 million guns and the most mass shooting according to Graph A. On Graph B the United States still has the highest amount of guns but suddenly Yemen has the highest mass shooters.
I wonder how Yemen increased.
The graphs shows the amount on how many guns there are also how many mass shooting there is.
You are questioning why Yemen has more mass shootings than the United States even though we have more guns per 100 people. Yemen is a poor country and has over 17 million people in need of food when you have a country in poverty violence will increase in need for survival. The United States abuses the right to bare arms and these statistics on graph A and B both prove that the number of guns in a country directly correlates with the number of mass shootings. Places like China who constrict gun laws have shown significant improvements in the decrease of mass shootings and violence in that country.
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This is a great point. Why does Yemen have the highest amount of mass shootings and still not have the most guns?
Hi, Jacob -- Interesting noticings and explanations for Yemen of what may be the explanation for Yemen being an outlier in Graph B.
How are the two graphs different? This may explain why China is shown in Graph A, but not in B. And, why Yemen is in Graph B, but not Graph A. Maybe this will give you some insight into what’s going on in these graphs.
J.S. said that people have way to many guns available to them in the United States and something must be done. J.M. and A.K. said that the number of guns people have available affect the number of shooters there are like in the United States. E.S. and I said that its not just the number of guns available that affect the number of mass shooters there are but their mental health.
These are all very interesting wonderings.
Is there anything that you notice in the graphs that would give an explanation of the association between guns and mass shooters?
Both of the graphs show, that no matter how many guns a state has the number of mass shootings vary.
I agree when the amount of guns isn't as drastic as the United States. In the graphs the countries that vary in mass shootings all have a smaller supply of guns. But when you see the United States that has over 100 million more it skyrockets.
The graphs represent the worlds gun supply and each countries suspected amount of guns per million. Its relating back to the number of mass shooters. The US is really the only outlier and its not surprising. I wonder if it depends on how developed a country is for the amount of guns.
Interesting wonder – Does the number of guns depend on how developed a country is?
What do you hypothesize about your question? What evidence do you have from the graphs? Where could you find data that could help you answer your question?
These graphs actually appear to make the argument that number of guns and number of guns/100 people is not related to the number of mass shootings at all. You have an extreme outlier in the U.S. but other than that it is almost impossible to find any correlation between guns and shootings from the rest of the data. There does not appear to be any trend at all, just random points. Just from eyeballing it and without the actual numbers, it seems a basic regression model of the rest of the world's data would show an almost horizontal line with an extremely low R squared value, indicating that there is almost no relation to guns and shootings, which honestly is a little surprising to me.
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The number of guns is not the only factor by far; the important factor is gun control, as in "Who is allowed to own guns?" Gun control does not mean No guns; it means fostering responsible gun ownership: background checks, training, safe storage, etc. When it's done effectively, you may very well find that a high rate of gun ownership does not generate a high rate of gun related deaths.
The US is the outlier because it is the one place where any psycho can get pretty much any type of gun at any time. Until responsible gun owners understand that gun control doesn't mean taking guns from them but from unbalanced or disgruntled individuals, the US will likely remain the glaring outlier on such charts. Stay tuned though, we may soon find out if and how arming teachers changes those numbers.
I see that you are focusing on Graph B – the rate of guns and mass shooters by country. I wonder why you looked to this graph rather than Graph A -- the number of guns and mass shooters?
U. S. is an outlier for both guns and mass shooters. If you look at the graphs with the U. S. included, it seems that that there is an association between guns and mass shooters. The more guns, the more mass shooters. You’ve said that if the U. S. is excluded, there seems to be less of a pattern. Could you explain this more? I wonder about the selection of countries shown and how this affects the pattern?
Perhaps all gun owners should be required to undergo the same criminal background checks that anyone working with children needs to do - FBI check, criminal background check, child abuse background check. (BTW, I am a teacher, but I do not want to carry a gun. Arming teachers isn't the solution.)
Although I can seldom figure what is going on with your award winning graphics this one I could. What I get is that while Yemen has fewer guns per thousand they have many more mass shootings.
Overall the United States has many more guns than any country listed it has more mass shootings than most of those countries. Trying not to editorialize I would surmise that if we followed the other countries and as guns increase in any one of these countries it would indicate a future of more mass shootings and probably more gun violence
Blue Ghost – You noticed the distinction between the two graphs. Graph A is the number of guns and mass shooters. Graph B is the rate of guns and mass shooters by population.
Why do you think we gave you both graphs? How do Graphs A and B tell a different story?