Consider "Crime in England and Wales 2001/2002: Supplementary Volume". From "Table 1.03 Offences currently (Note 1) recorded as homicide by apparent method of killing and sex of victim England and Wales 1991 to 2001/02" and "Table 1.03" from Crime in England and Wales 2002/2003, we see the recorded "shooting" deaths displayed below (I've included the pertaining notes at the bottom).
I don't see any signs of decrease in the use of firearms for homicides from the ban of handguns by Britain in 1996. I'd be very interested to see someone make the case that the ban was a success because of these changes in "shooting" homicides. Phil Shooting (Note 3) 1991 50 1992 52 1993 71 1994 63 1995 66 1996 47 1997 58 97/98 52 98/99 46 99/00 61 00/01 72 01/02 98 02/03 80 1. As at 8 October 2002; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available. 3. These figures may not agree with those in Chapter 4 because (a) the firearms figures include cases where the firearm was used as a blunt instrument and (b) homicide figures include shooting by crossbows and are compiled at a later date and take into account the results of police and court decisions. wrongly) forward the messages to others. _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
