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In the year 2002, The amount of Firearm homicides in Germany was 381, in France 255, in Canada 165, in the UK 68, in Australia 65, in Japan 39, but in the United States this number skyrockets to an unbelievable 11,127 homicides by firearms. Unfortunately, we have had the highest fatality rate out of another country, but why? In a year Americans watches about 1,560 hours of television. Media has a great impact on our society today. Another thing that impacts Americans minds to a great extent is there environment. Not only as a child, but as an adult as well. Where somebody was brought up and how they were brought up greatly effects some personal decisions made by some people. A third aspect of why our gun rate is so high is the lack of education children have on guns and the harmful effects of them. These three things are prime examples of why the United States has the highest gun fatality rate in the entire world.
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Violence Against Women AnnouncementThe influence the media has over gun violence is sadly astounding, and our society is exposed to such an excessive amount of media sources that it is no wonder that gun violence is so common in the United States. The average person spends 29 hours and 4 min per week watching television and by the time most people reach the age of 70 they will have spent 7 to 10 years watching television. The amount of media exposure our society endures directly affects aggressive behavior in four main ways. One way is imitation which is when people mimic actions they have seen. Another way is Desensitization, which is when behaviors that originally caused negative reactions no longer seem as shocking. Thirdly, are actions and attitudes end up being defined as...