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Originally Posted by willravel
I can say that if the UK can do something, so can we. .05% of all crime in the UK has anything to do with a gun. CAN YOU IMAGINE THOSE STATS HERE?!
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Yes, the stats are appalling...
Gun Deaths - International Comparisons
Gun deaths per 100,000 population (for the year indicated):
Homicide/Suicide/Unintentional
USA
4.08 (1999)/6.08 (1999)/0.42 (1999)
Canada
0.54 (1999)/2.65 (1997)/0.15 (1997)
Switzerland
0.50 (1999)/5.78 (1998)/-
Scotland
0.12 (1999)/0.27 (1999)/-
England/Wales
0.12 (1999/00)/0.22 (1999)/0.01 (1999)
Japan
0.04* (1998)/0.04 (1995)/<0.01 (1997)
* Homicide & attempted homicide by handgun
Data collected by Philip Alpers, Harvard Injury Control Research Center, and HELP Network
Arguments for loosening gun control so everyone has the capacity to return fire?!
The Wild West was over with nearly 120 years ago.