Did you watch the second place round GOP debate? I didn’t, but it’s sure in the newsfeeds this morning. From what I’ve seen, the most notable performance wasn’t from the (vice) presidential candidates, but co-moderator Ilia Calderón.
“Mental health concerns are not unique to United States. But gun violence is.”
“Gun violence” is unique to the United States?!
Calderón is from Colombia, and seems to still be a Colombian national despite living in the US for years. In 2020, Colombia‘s gun homicide rate was a mere 16.67/100K. By compariion, uniquely violent America’s rate was a whopping… um, er… 5.9/100K.
My, my; Calderón’s home country has a gun homicide rate nearly three times that of the US. In fact, Colombia ranks 8th for firearm homicide rate, while the US is…
18th. And that’s despite the US having around twelve times as many firearms per capita. We have more guns, but those peaceful Colombians blow each other away with theirs more often.
Apparently Ms. Calderón relocated to the US in 2001, when her home country had a gun homicide rate of 57.11/100K. Perhaps she thought the US, with a rate of 3.98/100K at the time looked a little safer.
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