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Originally posted by Food Eater Lad
I would also llike to point out that a nation with 285 million will most likely have a higher gun death rate then a nation with a fraction of its population.
Another thing Moore neglects is that in 1996 England enacted a gun ban. As of 2003 gun homocides have skyrocketed 43% as per the bbc.
Gun deaths in the same year in the USA DOWN 11%. It looks like Mikes dreams of violent america with freedom to bear arms is in direct conflict with No guns in englands super violent new gun culture.
Why are gun deaths going up in a nation that outlaws guns? Please answer me that MIkey.
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Please post your link.....
I would like to confirm your post.
Off hand, without any hard numbers, i would say that in 1996 Britain had 100 gun murders, but in 2003 they had 143 verses 11,000 in the USA. Or, maybe Britain had 10 gun murders in 1996 and in 2003 they had 14.
Americans love to quote percentages. You see the talking heads on the news day in and day out quoting the percentage of this verses the percentage of that.
According to the article by moore, there were 68 gun deaths in the UNITED KINGDOM. Well, that includes Northern Ireland then if he is quoting the UNITED KINGDOM i believe. Either way, so in 1996 the UK had 45 gun related homicides and now they have 68. In percentage terms that sounds a lot, but in actual numbers it's insignificant.
Have you ever been to Britain???? The COPS DON'T EVEN CARRY GUNS.
That was a great article written by moore by the way.
I maintain that Bowling was an excellent movie, i saw it in the theatres, i own the DVD.
The amount of out and out hatred leveled at moore by the hysterical right is completely over the top. You say anything about their precious little guns and they get their ovaries in an uproar.
My lasting impressions of BFC was that:
1. Dick Clarke came across as a complete asshole.
2. Marlynne Manson was suprisingly intelligent and made the most sense of anyone there.
3. Charleton Heston is a confused old man who is suffering from the ravages of Alzheimers and Moore should not have picked on him when it was clear that Heston was confused. The scene where Moore left the photo of the little girl was a bit over the top in my eyes.
4. I am shocked that Moore is an NRA member.