The United States has by far the highest murder rate of any industrialized country, and it is one of the few countries to lack rigorous gun-control laws. Therefore, the United States should adopt more stringent gun-control laws.

Which of the following is an assumption of the argument above?

A. Other countries tend to enforce their laws more rigorously than does the United States.

B. Strict gun-control laws contribute to the low murder rate of other industrialized countries.

C. Many in the United States believe that gun control would not lead to lower murder rates.

D. Citizens in other countries are less violent by nature than are U.S. citizens.

E. More people are murdered every year in the U.S. than in all other industrialized countries combined.


OA B

Source: Princeton Review