No one claims there are no guns in Honduras. But they do have one of the strictest gun control laws.Ah, money is the root of gun violence! And America being the richest nation on earth means.....It's a heart problem, not a gun problem.- that the UK has some of the most stringent gun laws on the planet, and it made absolutely NO difference in her example.
Gabrielle Giffords: Orlando and Jo Cox’s death show the horrors of gun violence
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The post ignores a litany of cultural, political and socioeconomic factors that play into gun violence, or a lack thereof. The gross domestic product per capita, to name one, is $2,435 in Honduras and $84,733 in Switzerland, according to the World Bank.
What's the gun violence in Cambodia like? ZIP.
That is just the beginning of the stupid comparison.
Honduras doesn’t "ban" citizens from owning guns.
The Small Arms Survey says the most popular gun in Honduras is the 9mm handgun, "which can be legally purchased and owned" — undermining the meme’s claim that Hondurans are banned from owning guns. Because this weapon is banned in nearby Mexico, the UN has said the difference in laws fosters the exchange of illegal weapons between the countries.