Stereotype 2:American society is violent. LAST YEAR,HANDGUNS KILLED 48 PEOPLE IN JAPAN. 8 IN GREAT BRITAIN. 34 IN SWITZERLAND. 52 IN CANADA. 58 IN ISRAEL 21 IN SWEDEN 42 IN WEST GERMANY. 10.728 IN THE UNITED STATES. GOD BLESS AMERICA. Street fighting in a New York Neighborhood STOP HANDGUNS BEFORE THEY STOP YOU.Street fighting in a New York Neighborhood Stereotype 2: American society is violent