On Thursday 10 July 2003 01:31, Lanman wrote: > Oh, by the way Joe - home invasions are actually on the increase in western > Canada.
Who cares? Is that a point pro guns? Care for some facts? Time to read some statistics? http://www.guncite.com/cnngunde.html "The study, done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is the first comprehensive international look at gun-related deaths." The study used 1994 statistics supplied by the 36 richest countries. Of the 88,649 gun deaths reported by all the countries, the United States accounted for 45 percent. "researchers said easy access to guns and society's acceptance of violence are part of the problem in the United States." "The study found that gun-related deaths were five to six times higher in the Americas than in Europe or Australia and New Zealand and 95 times higher than in Asia." "Japan, where very few people own guns, averages 124 gun-related attacks a year, and less than 1 percent end in death. Police often raid the homes of those suspected of having weapons." "The U.S. rate for gun deaths in 1994 was 14.24 per 100,000 people. Japan had the lowest rate, at .05 per 100,000." If you want to verify the statistics here is another source: United Nations International Study on Firearm Regulation http://www.uncjin.org/Statistics/firearms/index.htm The report: http://www.uncjin.org/Documents/6comm/4e.pdf also interesting http://www.norc.uchicago.edu/new/guns97.pdf b. OK now I will shut up.
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