On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 09:40 am, Jan Coffey wrote:
--- William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hosb502tabs.xls
The average homicides per 100,000 persons per year over 1998-2000 in the USA was 5.87. In England and Wales (where guns are pretty much unavailable) the rate was 1.50.
In fact the whole of Europe has much lower homicide rates than the USA,
and much stricter gun control.
what about home invasion and rape?
You were the one who wanted homicide numbers because they are reliable.
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