Granted that this is old data, but the upshot (pun intended) is that Americans are just more accurate shooters. Bodes well for our chances in the Olympics.

Peter T.

The gun-related deaths per 100,000 people in 1994 by country were as follows:

* U.S.A. 14.24 * Brazil 12.95 * Mexico 12.69 * Estonia 12.26 * Argentina 8.93 * Northern Ireland 6.63 * Finland 6.46 * Switzerland 5.31 * France 5.15 * Canada 4.31 * Norway 3.82 * Austria 3.70 * Portugal 3.20 * Israel 2.91 * Belgium 2.90 * Australia 2.65 * Slovenia 2.60 * Italy 2.44 * New Zealand 2.38 * Denmark 2.09 * Sweden 1.92 * Kuwait 1.84 * Greece 1.29 * Germany 1.24 * Hungary 1.11 * Ireland 0.97 * Spain 0.78 * Netherlands 0.70 * Scotland 0.54 * England and Wales 0.41 * Taiwan 0.37 * Singapore 0.21 * Mauritius 0.19 * Hong Kong 0.14 * South Korea 0.12 * Japan 0.05