Over the past few years, there has been a growing public outcry calling for increased gun control measures and restrictions. gun control. The unthinkable acts of violence from Aurora, Colorado to Newtown, Connecticut have only reinforced this call for radical changes in the way guns are used and regulated. Media outlets around the world have continually distorted the facts in an attempt to frighten the general public into stronger gun control measures. As a nation, we should focus more on controlling criminals who use guns than on controlling the guns themselves. According to crime statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), in 2011 there were 1,203,564 violent crimes nationwide, which translates to 386.3 violent crimes per person. 100,000 inhabitants, nationally. Violent crimes are defined by the FBI as: non-negligent murder and manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) conducted a study in 2012 comparing homicide rates in countries around the world. In the UNODC study, the United States recorded 4.8 murders per 100,000 people, ranking it 102nd in the world. To put this figure into perspective, the country with the most murders is Honduras, with 91.6 murders per 100,000 inhabitants; Cameroon had 19.7. FBI statistics show that the majority of crimes involving the use of a gun occur in large cities that have the strictest gun control laws in the country. In 2012, in Detroit, Michigan, 333 people were killed by guns; this equates to 47.5 per 100,000 population (FBI). New Orleans, if it were a country with a gun murder rate of 62.1 per 100,000 people, would rank second in the world (Thompson). 2013.Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission 2011.” City.Milwaukee.gov. 2012. Internet. October 14, 2013. State of Georgia. General assembly. Safe Transportation Protection Act. SB 101. Legis.ga.gov. Georgia General Assembly. March 25, 2013. The web. 11 November 2013. “UK – Facts, Figures and Gun Law”. University of Sydney, 2013. Web. October 16, 2013. United Nations. “Intentional homicides, number and rate per 100,000 inhabitants (1995-2011). » United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Internet. PDF. 2012. United States. Crime statistics from the Department of Justice. Justice.gov. May 7, 2013. the web. Excel document. October 14, 2013. United States. Ministry of Justice. Prisoners in 2011. Carson, Ann; Sabol, Guillaume. Bjs.gov. December 2012. Web. November 11, 2013. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. 2012. Internet. October 15. 2013.