Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobblehead
Really?
Because if you actually try to look up Violent Crime Statistics for England and Wales, you'll see that the number of offences spiked in 1995 and has been dropping ever since.
If you want to talk specifically murder with firearms, I do believe the rate in England has gone up, but take a look at the Rate per 1,000 people
United Kingdom: 0.00102579 per 1,000 people
Canada : 0.00502972 per 1,000 people
United States : 0.0140633 per 1,000 people
UK is the lowest of the 32 countries listed. |
Yes, the murder with a firearm, sorry that's what I was referring to. But that begs the question, does it not? There are still firearms in the country despite them being 'against the law'.
Clearly, the USA is more violent than most developed nations, but to make the correlation that is because of the high rate of gun ownership there, is illogical.
If all guns were outlawed, my money would be on the rate of gun homicides in the USA increasing, much like they did in GB.
I think we can all agree that criminals will always have guns. Making it illegal for law abiding citizens having them will not help and only make criminals more brazen. People should have the right to defend themselves from said criminals as well.