-Caveat Lector- The UK and Australia have seen a dramatic rise in violent assault and home invasions since they both passed draconian gun control. flw Electronic Telegraph ISSUE 2170 Friday 4 May 2001 Britain leads the world on risk of being assaulted By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=000938893737648&rtmo=VkP5lF1x&atmo=99999999&pg=/et/01/5/4/ncrim04.html VIOLENT crime is rising faster in England and Wales than anywhere else in Europe, new figures showed yesterday. In 1999, robberies and assaults rose by 16 per cent compared with five per cent across the rest of the EU. Overall levels of violence were far higher in Britain than in countries of comparable size. There were 703,000 assaults recorded by police in 1999 - more than twice the number only four years earlier. This compared with 186,000 in Germany and 216,000 in France. The risk of assault, while low, is higher in Britain than almost anywhere else in the industrialised world, including America. Only in Australia is it greater. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
