howard_hopkinso
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I understand what you`re saying SNGX, but the fact remains that gun related incidents are far more prevalent in the US than it is in the UK. This has got to be due to the availability of firearms in the US as compared to the UK.
Responsible gun ownership isn`t the problem, it`s the *****s who have access to guns that`s the problem.
Unfortunately, it seems to me that firearms are all to easy to get hold of in the US, whereas it`s completely the opposite here in the UK. Hence the vast difference in gun related incidents.
You can find some gun statistics HERE.
It isn`t hard to see from the above, that the US has a far higher gun incident rate than anywhere else of the locations listed.
This has got to be due to the availability of firearmes in the US. If there`s another explanation, then I`m afraid it escapes me.
If guns are heavily controlled, then it follows that gun related incidents will be reduced.
This is not intended to start an argument, quite the contrary. I`m just trying to point out that the amount of firearms available in a country is proportional to the amount of gun related incidents.
Regards Howard
Responsible gun ownership isn`t the problem, it`s the *****s who have access to guns that`s the problem.
Unfortunately, it seems to me that firearms are all to easy to get hold of in the US, whereas it`s completely the opposite here in the UK. Hence the vast difference in gun related incidents.
You can find some gun statistics HERE.
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)
It isn`t hard to see from the above, that the US has a far higher gun incident rate than anywhere else of the locations listed.
This has got to be due to the availability of firearmes in the US. If there`s another explanation, then I`m afraid it escapes me.
If guns are heavily controlled, then it follows that gun related incidents will be reduced.
This is not intended to start an argument, quite the contrary. I`m just trying to point out that the amount of firearms available in a country is proportional to the amount of gun related incidents.
Regards Howard