Gun Violence Crime Personal Injury Claim (USA)

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Violent crime related to gangs or organized crime is highest in the Americans, particularly Central America.

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1. HONDURAS

2. JAMAICA

3. ST.KITTS

4. VENEZUELA

5. GUATEMALA

6. COLOMBIA

7. TRINIDAD

8. PANAMA

9. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

10. BAHAMAS

11. MEXICO

12. UNITED STATES

1. Know under what circumstances you can file a personal injury claim.

2. Visit a doctor or health care professional for examination as soon as possible, regardless of the severity of your injuries.3. Notify the proper authorities.4. 4. Prevent your claim from being thrown out due to lack of evidence by recording as many of the specifics of the accident that you can recall.5. Protect anything that may identify who was at fault, including torn clothing, a maimed car or damaged property.

6. Calculate any out-of-pocket costs you may have incurred.7. Understand that the worth of a personal injury claim depends on what is considered “fair and reasonable” in relation to the significance of the injuries and the consequences of the accident on the injured person’s daily activities.8. 8. Find out the statute of limitations for filing a personal injury claim in your state. 9. Consider settling your personal injury claim in small claims court.10. Contest any settlement offer from the insurance company if you think the compensation should be higher.

THE U.S.A. IS NOT #1 FOR GLOBAL GUN VIOLENCE14 OTHER COUNTRIES RANKED HIGHER FOR GUN VIOLENCE PER

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THE U.S.AA child in the U.S. is 13 A child in the U.S. is 13 times more likely to be killed in a gun homicide than a child in Finland. France or New Zealand.

VIOLENT CRIMEViolent crime related to gangs or organized crime is highest in the Americans, particu-larly Central America.

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ISRAELIsrael rejects 40 perIsrael rejects 40 per-centage of its applica-tions for a gun, the highest rate of rejec-tion of any country in the world.

AUSTRALIAAustralia banned all Australia banned all semi-automatic and automatic rifles and shotguns in 1996. The risk of dying by gunshot in Australia was cut in half over the next decade.the next decade.

THE U.K.Guns are next to Guns are next to impossible to legally obtain in the U.K. Homicide rate in England and Wales has averaged 15 per-centage higher since 1997, when new gun 1997, when new gun laws took effect. The U.K. still has one of lowest rates of gun homicides in the world.

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