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Originally Posted by KirStang
Mexico has one of the worst crime rates anywhere. Guns are banned there. Go figure.
If one thinks about it, there's an odd correlation (somewhat) between strict gun laws and high crime rates. I live in Baltimore where I hear about mugged people on a daily basis. Yet MD has some of the more restrictive gun laws. Similarly, NJ has one of the strictest gun laws but contains Newark, one of the high crime cities.
In contrast, NH has *extremely* lax gun laws. You rarely hear about egregious crime rates there.
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note the differences in demographics between NJ and NH
also, many European countries have extremely strict gun control laws and their gun-related homicide rates are 1% of America's