Twiddling around at gunpolicy.org

Given my interest in this topic is (a) more international and (b) more interested in the military aspect of the Second Amendment--I was hoping to find some interesting story about gun running in Papua-New Guinea. or a fact like:

More than a quarter of Swiss households have access to a gun, according to a study carried out by the Institute of Criminology at the University of Zurich.

Instead, these stats came up:
Number of Homicides (any method)

In the United States, annual homicides by any means total
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2010: 14,1595
2009: 15,241
2008: 16,272
2007: 16,929
2006: 17,030
2005: 16,740
2004: 16,148
2003: 16,528
2002: 16,229
2001: 16,037
2000: 15,586
1999: 12,6586
1998: 14,276
1997: 18,2087
1996: 19,645
1995: 21,606

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Rate of Homicide per 100,000 People (any method)

In the United States, the annual rate of homicide by any means per 100,000 population is
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2009: 4.965
2008: 5.35
2007: 5.61
2006: 5.70
2005: 5.66
2004: 5.51
2003: 5.69
2002: 5.64
2001: 5.63
2000: 5.52
1999: 4.556
1998: 5.19
1993: 9.938

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Number of Gun Homicides

In the United States, annual firearm homicides total Chart

2008: 9,4849
2007: 10,129
2006: 10,225
2005: 10,158
2004: 9,385
2002: 9,36910
2001: 8,890
1999: 8,2596
1998: 9,257

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Rate of Gun Homicide per 100,000 People

In the United States, the annual rate of firearm homicide per 100,000 population is
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2009: 2.985
2008: 3.12
2007: 3.36
2006: 3.42
2005: 3.43
2004: 3.20
2002: 3.2510
2001: 3.12
1999: 2.976
1998: 3.37
1993: 7.07¹¹

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Armed violence and gun laws, country by country

In a sea of web sites offering unverified, polarised opinions on gun violence, GunPolicy.org provides evidence-based, country-by-country intelligence from a broad range of official and academic sources. This university site is for researchers, officials, journalists and advocates who need accurate citations and rapid access to credible sources.

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