On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Girard wrote:
Why not look at the statistics? Here are some :
Percent of households with a handgun:
United States 29%
United Kingdom 1
Murders committed with handguns annually:
United States 8,915
United Kingdom 7
Murder rate (per 100,000 people):
Girard wrote:
Why not look at the statistics? Here are some :
Percent of households with a handgun:
United States 29%
Finland 7
Germany 7
Canada 5
Norway 4
Europe 4
Netherlands 2
United Kingdom 1
Murders committed with
Culture is a key
variable here. Given the culture, the freedom to defend
oneself may well be correlated with lower crime rates. Vermont in
the US
has the most liberty in self-defense and low crime rates relative to
other
states.
Indeed, global, country-wide statistics don't tell a reliable
story
Here's an interesting contribution to the interminable guns debate.
John Cunningham
http://frontpagemag.com/archives/guest_column/murdock/murdock01-19-01.htm
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John Cunningham, Contract Administrator
United Academics AAUP/AFT
Room 109 B, Bunnell Building
PO BOX 755895
Fairbanks AK
One thing that strikes me in this debate is that the argument seems to be
focusing on the total number of guns in existence in a region as being the
deterrent to crime. Or maybe it is the percentage of individuals who own guns.
The total number of guns argument seems very unpersuasive to me.
