Gun control advocates selectively cite foreign nations to argue that gun control can reduce crime. For example, they cite [[Singapore]] as having gun control and a lower crime rate than the [[United States]]. But has less than 5 million persons and one of the highest literacy and average wealth in the world. It lacks all the freedoms in the [[United States]] and strictly imposes harsh physical punishment, such as caning and the [[death penalty]], for crimes that are not punished so harshly in the [[United States]]. In addition, the majority religion in Signapore is [[Buddhism]], which strictly prohibits common crimes. | Gun control advocates selectively cite foreign nations to argue that gun control can reduce crime. For example, they cite [[Singapore]] as having gun control and a lower crime rate than the [[United States]]. But has less than 5 million persons and one of the highest literacy and average wealth in the world. It lacks all the freedoms in the [[United States]] and strictly imposes harsh physical punishment, such as caning and the [[death penalty]], for crimes that are not punished so harshly in the [[United States]]. In addition, the majority religion in Signapore is [[Buddhism]], which strictly prohibits common crimes. |