Yes there is more chance to die in a car crash. But gun crime is huge in this country. As far as chances go. They are still fairly bad. I am not speaking about what is happening in Middle East. Or in Africa for example where warlords kill thousands and make young children kill with automatic rifles. Hell they have worse problems than we do. But take England for example. They have very low gun crime. And why do you think that is? [quote] Gun Violence - Odds of dying: 1 in 300 America is the gun violence capital of the world. According to FBI crime statistics, there were 9,146 murders by firearm in 2009. Like death by accidental gun discharge, death rates for assault by firearm in the U.S. are also disproportionate to similar countries. It has the highest rate of firearm deaths among 25 high-income nations and more disturbingly, the overall firearm-related death rate among U.S. children under age 15 is 12 times higher than the death rates of these 25 high-income nations combined.[/quote]