Comment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon by Ken
“I have to meet a friend at the local shooting range to shoot my MP5. I’ve gotta go” Nice attempt to butch it up there, Nancy. Be safe; remember, the bullet comes out the end with the hole in it. Try...
View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon by James
Being ex military, I think I know that already Kendra. Sent from my smart phone.
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View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon (updated) by Brian Goldfarb
While, like his other films, Mike Moore’s film “Bowling for Columbine” finishes up going over the top and undermining his otherwise impeccable argument, it does make this point exceedingly well. As...
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View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon by LED
Let me correct you. The UK had 619 real murders. The USA had 16,799 humans killed by another human by any means including police killing criminals, accidental killings etc.
View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon by LED
Yes they do, they decide what exactly goes into the murder statistic. In the US our “murder rate” is the gross manslaughter rate, not the murder conviction rate.
View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon by LED
Colombia has a gun ban. Nigeria has a gun ban. Pretty much all the nations with a high murder rate have gun bans. None of the nations with high gun ownership rates have high murder rates. If you want...
View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon by LED
Yes the correlation based on world data is that the least violent half of nations have 3 times higher firearms possession rates among civilians than the most violent half of nations.
View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon (updated) by Ranvir
The thinking goes: guns don’t kill people; people kill people. Great! So if we were to remove the gun related homicides from the total and then look at the rates for the 2 countries/regions, the US...
View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon (updated) by Anonymous
The question is not whether guns are owned legally or illegally. the problem is the accessibility of guns. if they were less accessible, there would be less gun murders in the US. there are more guns...
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[...] UK has between 0.1 and 0.2 gun deaths per 100k. The US has 9. For over all murder, see this page. US and UK murder – rate and weapon (updated) | Flesh is Grass That's a huge margin. While gun...
View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon by Winston
Chaz and Ken…..fascinating debate and great arguments on both sides. You have kept me amazed with the breadth of knowledge you have to support your opinions. I read every link and followed all your...
View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon by Winston
Ken wins again……great arguments and backed up with great article website links. thorough and solid analysis Ken. Compelling debate on both Chaz and James. You are very educated and resourceful. I am...
View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon (updated) by Fubeca12
Switzerland has the highest per capita gun ownership in any developed country so it’s a societal issue more than access to guns is the issue.
View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon (updated) by dwok
One thing your “stats” do not show is that on percentage you are more likely to be the victim of a crime in the U.K. then you are in the U.S.. What we have in the U.S. is not a “Gun Problem” we have a...
View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon (updated) by Anonymous
Not according to this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_guns_per_capita_by_country US is #1 and the Swiss are #4.
View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon (updated) by Ranvir
Don’t understand what significance being a victim of crime has to do with this. This is about a specific type of crime: murder. The stats clearly show you do have a gun problem. 67% of the murders were...
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