It's called a non-sequitur.

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Christoph Reuss
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 3:26 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Futurework] Re: gun violence (was Re: Minuteman
Groups)

> However, guns are responsible for many, many, deaths.
Yet,
> a study of violent countries made a couple of years ago
made
> the UK the second most violent country.
>
> First was Australia and Switzerland was third.


Harry had it pretty much backwards, as usual:


http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/cri_mur_wit_fir_cap

Murders with firearms (per capita)
==================================
1.      South Africa    0.71 per 1000 people
2.      Colombia        0.50
3.      Thailand        0.31
4.      Zimbabwe        0.04
5.      Mexico          0.03
6.      Belarus         0.03
7.      Costa Rica      0.03
8.      United States   0.02
...
19.     Switzerland     0.00  (*)
...
27.     Australia       0.00
...
32.     United Kingdom  0.00
...

(*) The two major killings of the past years were performed
by
    Austrians with non-military firearms.

Chris




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