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Old 11-22-2007, 12:58 PM   #74 (permalink)
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There are very few reliable gun stats online. It's something I discovered a few years ago in a similar conversation. BTW, it's not poisoning the well, if anything it's ad hominem fallacy as I discussed the credibility of the source, but really it's not a fallacy at all to question the validity of unsubstantiated stats from a gun enthusiast site about gun control. It's perfectly reasonable.

According to a UK Gov website, less than .05% of all crime in the UK is linked to guns.


The gun ban started in 1997. What do you see between 1997 and 2000?

Crime did go up 35% in 2003, but that was attributed to drugs, not guns. Gun crime is still VERY low.
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