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Gun-control advocates conveniently ignore the fact that the countries with the highest homicide rates have gun bans, says researcher John R. Lott Jr. The three worst public shootings in the past year all occurred in Europe, which has enacted everything American gun-control proponents favor.
Around the world, from Australia to England, countries that have recently strengthened gun-control laws with the promise of lowering crime have instead seen violent crime soar. In the four years after the United Kingdom banned handguns in 1996, gun crime rose by an astounding 40 percent. Since Australia's 1996 laws banning most guns and making it a crime to use a gun defensively, armed robberies rose by 51 percent, unarmed robberies by 37 percent, assaults by 24 percent and kidnappings by 43 percent. While murders in Australia fell by 3 percent, manslaughter rose by 16 percent. Finally, he notes, there exists not one single academic study showing that the federal Brady Act, assault-weapons bans, state waiting periods, background checks, one-gun-a-month rules or safe-storage laws reduce violent crime. Some research even finds that these rules increase crime. Source: John R. Lott Jr. (American Enterprise Institute), "Gun laws don't reduce crime," USA Today, May 9, 2002. |
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That is so untrue.
If guns didn't exist, criminals couldn't get them. Toto and I are going for a walk now. I think there's a tornado brewing. Heavy, very heavy sarcasm as we wait for the mindless babbling of liberals.  
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That is so untrue. If guns didn't exist, criminals couldn't get them. Toto and I are going for a walk now. I think there's a tornado brewing. Heavy, very heavy sarcasm as we wait for the mindless babbling of liberals. Watch out for the evil witch, she may be packin.
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That is so untrue. If guns didn't exist, criminals couldn't get them. Toto and I are going for a walk now. I think there's a tornado brewing. Heavy, very heavy sarcasm as we wait for the mindless babbling of liberals. Watch out for the evil witch, she may be packin. But seriously. Stoopid Liberals believe that guns and ammo can be made to seem as if they never existed and if they all disappear, criminals won't be able to get them, there will be no more gun violence and all will be happy forever after. How stoopid is dat?
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Edited by
msharmony
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Wed 12/19/12 06:45 PM
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Gun-control advocates conveniently ignore the fact that the countries with the highest homicide rates have gun bans, says researcher John R. Lott Jr. The three worst public shootings in the past year all occurred in Europe, which has enacted everything American gun-control proponents favor. Around the world, from Australia to England, countries that have recently strengthened gun-control laws with the promise of lowering crime have instead seen violent crime soar. In the four years after the United Kingdom banned handguns in 1996, gun crime rose by an astounding 40 percent. Since Australia's 1996 laws banning most guns and making it a crime to use a gun defensively, armed robberies rose by 51 percent, unarmed robberies by 37 percent, assaults by 24 percent and kidnappings by 43 percent. While murders in Australia fell by 3 percent, manslaughter rose by 16 percent. Finally, he notes, there exists not one single academic study showing that the federal Brady Act, assault-weapons bans, state waiting periods, background checks, one-gun-a-month rules or safe-storage laws reduce violent crime. Some research even finds that these rules increase crime. Source: John R. Lott Jr. (American Enterprise Institute), "Gun laws don't reduce crime," USA Today, May 9, 2002. first, as stated many times before, numbers can be manipulated by choosing which data to compare Gun laws vary widely by country. The UK and China both ban private ownership of guns. Many other countries enforce laws that make it extremely difficult to own a gun, especially if you have a criminal record. Some countries with strict gun control include Australia, Japan, Singapore and Canada. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_countries_have_banned_firearms&altQ=What_countries_have_banned_on_firearms in the paralegal spirit I researched a bit more about these countries: UK. Following the Dunblane massacre, the government passed the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997, banning private possession of handguns almost completely China. I can find no specific year that guns were officially 'banned' Australia. Firearm controls have been in place following the 1996 Port Arthur massacre Japan. No specific year found Singapore. Citizens in Singapore must obtain a license to lawfully possess firearms and/or ammunition; applicants must provide justification for the license, such as target shooting or self-defense. Target shooting licenses permit ownership of a gun, stored in an approved and protected firing range. Self-defense permits are nearly never granted, unless one can justify the 'imminent threat to life that cannot be reasonably removed'. Citizens are not allowed to possess pistols over .32 caliber, or automatic weapons Canada. , laws were put into place that restricted ownership of high-capacity magazines: limiting handguns to ten rounds, and most semi-automatic centre-fire rifles to five rounds. Legislation was upheld by the Supreme Court in Reference re Firearms Act (2000). and a list of countries with highest gun homicide rates (per 100,000) # 1 South Africa: 74.5748 Crime in South Africa # 2 Colombia: 51.7683 Crime in Colombia # 3 Thailand: 33.0016 Crime in Thailand # 4 Guatemala: 18.5 Crime in Guatemala # 5 Paraguay: 7.3508 Crime in Paraguay # 6 Zimbabwe: 4.746 Crime in Zimbabwe # 7 Mexico: 3.6622 Crime in Mexico # 8 United States: 3.6 Crime in United States # 9 Belarus: 3.31 Crime in Belarus # 10 Barbados: 2.9963 Crime in Barbados # 11 Uruguay: 2.5172 Crime in Uruguay # 12 Lithuania: 2.2463 Crime in Lithuania # 13 Slovakia: 2.1659 Crime in Slovakia # 14 Côte d'Ivoire: 2.068 Crime in Côte d'Ivoire # 15 Estonia: 1.534 Crime in Estonia # 16 Macedonia, Republic of: 1.2802 Crime in Macedonia, Republic of # 17 Latvia: 1.2648 Crime in Latvia # 18 Portugal: 0.8488 Crime in Portugal # 19 Bulgaria: 0.7714 Crime in Bulgaria # 20 Slovenia: 0.6036 Crime in Slovenia # 21 Germany: 0.4672 Crime in Germany # 22 Moldova: 0.4671 Crime in Moldova # 23 Hungary: 0.44 Crime in Hungary # 24 Poland: 0.4289 Crime in Poland # 25 Ukraine: 0.3495 Crime in Ukraine # 26 Australia: 0.3073 Crime in Australia # 27 Czech Republic: 0.2624 Crime in Czech Republic # 28 Spain: 0.2456 Crime in Spain # 29 Azerbaijan: 0.2236 Crime in Azerbaijan # 30 New Zealand: 0.1827 Crime in New Zealand # 31 Chile: 0.1776 Crime in Chile # 32 Singapore: 0.0249 I imagine, that many of those countries at the bottom of the list (least gun homicides) have strict gun controls and many at the top do not showing once again, there is no clear causal relation between the gun law and the gun violence it relies heavily on the combination of the laws and the CULTURE,,, In our wild west, charlton heston, john wayne, superhero culture,, I think that mixing in easy access to massively destructive weaponry is a death wish waiting to happen,,, |
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That's life in a socialist appeasement society. our leadership has sold out to the Eurotrash bankers. To get control like any dictator they need to get rid of the guns. But it keeps rearing its ugly head in the media, is guns the problem or things like prescription drugs and the doctors prescribing them?
What I find really funny is that I can make a projectile firing weapon from parts readily available at any hardware store and grocery store that may not have the range up up close? Then I can buy a machete at any hardware store. There are things about the Australian government that make NO sense. Being punished for defending yourself with a gun? You may as well be a criminal. Australia was founded by criminals since it used to be a penal colony for England. That is one of the most "Head up their azz laws," I have ever seen. Is this seriously for real? If I shot an armed home invasion robber vs. beat him to death with a baseball bat I would be punished?  For reals? I guess mace the bastard and then beat the life out of him with blunt objects would be better if you live in Australia. Of course what if there were three home invaders? A little Fisticuffs? Maybe offer then a Castlemain XXXX? (<---Good Brew ha ha by the way!) God I love Australia to death as a foreigner who loves the land and I really want to visit there BADLY (Mostly to go on a fish safari but figures some of the places I want to go Minnow Wrangling I have to watch out for those God Damn Salties!) and I KNOW FOR A FACT there are things we do here that make you guys go, "what the hell is wrong with those damn yanks? Did someone knock the common out of their heads with a banjo?" Well, likewise there are things that make me go, "What the hell are you people thinking? Why do you have to do some things backwards?" Then again from where I stand you guys are upside down! I still love the land of the Southern Cross... I would not have felt a need to bring a gun in the first place as a visitor but a bloak has a right to defend his home. If he abuses a tool he should stand to account for its misuse. Not punish the tool. The genie is long out of the bottle. He ain't going back in. Besides, if I want to play in water with crocodiles in it I need to come prepared to protect myself from them and that does not necessarily mean shooting them. Being dirt careful in their waters and a big heavy pole can do wonders and the Crock doesn't have to die being a crock. They just have to understand Andy tastes like pain! For one thing going alone in an area like that is just ASKING to die. but a criminal with a gun and no regard for the law is not a Crocodile. A Crocodile only kills the weak. If you are hurting it and it can't hurt you it will leave you alone. JUST DON'T PUT YOURSELF DIRECTLY IN HARM'S WAY AND YOU CAN GET YOUR FISH AND NOT DIE IN THE JAWS OF A CROCODILE. I see no reason to kill a crocodile for being a crocodile. But a human out to kill me or even threatening to kill me is a completely different matter. When you are facing more than one criminal wanting to hurt you at least here it feels good knowing Samuel Colt did indeed make all men and women equal.  Yeah, rob her home... |
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Edited by
sweetestgirl11
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Wed 12/19/12 06:50 PM
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Gun-control advocates conveniently ignore the fact that the countries with the highest homicide rates have gun bans, says researcher John R. Lott Jr. The three worst public shootings in the past year all occurred in Europe, which has enacted everything American gun-control proponents favor. Around the world, from Australia to England, countries that have recently strengthened gun-control laws with the promise of lowering crime have instead seen violent crime soar. In the four years after the United Kingdom banned handguns in 1996, gun crime rose by an astounding 40 percent. Since Australia's 1996 laws banning most guns and making it a crime to use a gun defensively, armed robberies rose by 51 percent, unarmed robberies by 37 percent, assaults by 24 percent and kidnappings by 43 percent. While murders in Australia fell by 3 percent, manslaughter rose by 16 percent. Finally, he notes, there exists not one single academic study showing that the federal Brady Act, assault-weapons bans, state waiting periods, background checks, one-gun-a-month rules or safe-storage laws reduce violent crime. Some research even finds that these rules increase crime. Source: John R. Lott Jr. (American Enterprise Institute), "Gun laws don't reduce crime," USA Today, May 9, 2002. first, as stated many times before, numbers can be manipulated by choosing which data to compare Gun laws vary widely by country. The UK and China both ban private ownership of guns. Many other countries enforce laws that make it extremely difficult to own a gun, especially if you have a criminal record. Some countries with strict gun control include Australia, Japan, Singapore and Canada. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_countries_have_banned_firearms&altQ=What_countries_have_banned_on_firearms in the paralegal spirit I researched a bit more about these countries: UK. Following the Dunblane massacre, the government passed the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997, banning private possession of handguns almost completely China. I can find no specific year that guns were officially 'banned' Australia. Firearm controls have been in place following the 1996 Port Arthur massacre Japan. No specific year found Singapore. Citizens in Singapore must obtain a license to lawfully possess firearms and/or ammunition; applicants must provide justification for the license, such as target shooting or self-defense. Target shooting licenses permit ownership of a gun, stored in an approved and protected firing range. Self-defense permits are nearly never granted, unless one can justify the 'imminent threat to life that cannot be reasonably removed'. Citizens are not allowed to possess pistols over .32 caliber, or automatic weapons Canada. , laws were put into place that restricted ownership of high-capacity magazines: limiting handguns to ten rounds, and most semi-automatic centre-fire rifles to five rounds. Legislation was upheld by the Supreme Court in Reference re Firearms Act (2000). and a list of countries with highest gun homicide rates (per 100,000) # 1 South Africa: 74.5748 Crime in South Africa # 2 Colombia: 51.7683 Crime in Colombia # 3 Thailand: 33.0016 Crime in Thailand # 4 Guatemala: 18.5 Crime in Guatemala # 5 Paraguay: 7.3508 Crime in Paraguay # 6 Zimbabwe: 4.746 Crime in Zimbabwe # 7 Mexico: 3.6622 Crime in Mexico # 8 United States: 3.6 Crime in United States # 9 Belarus: 3.31 Crime in Belarus # 10 Barbados: 2.9963 Crime in Barbados # 11 Uruguay: 2.5172 Crime in Uruguay # 12 Lithuania: 2.2463 Crime in Lithuania # 13 Slovakia: 2.1659 Crime in Slovakia # 14 Côte d'Ivoire: 2.068 Crime in Côte d'Ivoire # 15 Estonia: 1.534 Crime in Estonia # 16 Macedonia, Republic of: 1.2802 Crime in Macedonia, Republic of # 17 Latvia: 1.2648 Crime in Latvia # 18 Portugal: 0.8488 Crime in Portugal # 19 Bulgaria: 0.7714 Crime in Bulgaria # 20 Slovenia: 0.6036 Crime in Slovenia # 21 Germany: 0.4672 Crime in Germany # 22 Moldova: 0.4671 Crime in Moldova # 23 Hungary: 0.44 Crime in Hungary # 24 Poland: 0.4289 Crime in Poland # 25 Ukraine: 0.3495 Crime in Ukraine # 26 Australia: 0.3073 Crime in Australia # 27 Czech Republic: 0.2624 Crime in Czech Republic # 28 Spain: 0.2456 Crime in Spain # 29 Azerbaijan: 0.2236 Crime in Azerbaijan # 30 New Zealand: 0.1827 Crime in New Zealand # 31 Chile: 0.1776 Crime in Chile # 32 Singapore: 0.0249 I imagine, that many of those countries at the bottom of the list (least gun homicides) have strict gun controls and many at the top do not showing once again, there is no clear causal relation between the gun law and the gun violence it relies heavily on the combination of the laws and the CULTURE,,, In our wild west, charlton heston, john wayne, superhero culture,, I think that mixing in easy access to massively destructive weaponry is a death wish waiting to happen,,, clearly being #8 on the list we need to look at the countries with gun control and examine what they have done to reduce gun violence (oh but no according to willing2 that is "stoopid) sorry I guess my overpriced education as a total waste of time 
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is a death wish waiting to happen,,, Disarm this scum, if you can. 
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(oh but no according to willing2 that is "stoopid) sorry I guess my overpriced education as a total waste of time Perhaps it was. Number 7. Gun ownership in Mexico is illegal. Who has the guns? UH-DUH, the criminal. |
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Gun-control advocates conveniently ignore the fact that the countries with the highest homicide rates have gun bans, says researcher John R. Lott Jr. The three worst public shootings in the past year all occurred in Europe, which has enacted everything American gun-control proponents favor. Around the world, from Australia to England, countries that have recently strengthened gun-control laws with the promise of lowering crime have instead seen violent crime soar. In the four years after the United Kingdom banned handguns in 1996, gun crime rose by an astounding 40 percent. Since Australia's 1996 laws banning most guns and making it a crime to use a gun defensively, armed robberies rose by 51 percent, unarmed robberies by 37 percent, assaults by 24 percent and kidnappings by 43 percent. While murders in Australia fell by 3 percent, manslaughter rose by 16 percent. Finally, he notes, there exists not one single academic study showing that the federal Brady Act, assault-weapons bans, state waiting periods, background checks, one-gun-a-month rules or safe-storage laws reduce violent crime. Some research even finds that these rules increase crime. Source: John R. Lott Jr. (American Enterprise Institute), "Gun laws don't reduce crime," USA Today, May 9, 2002. What garbage is this??? Please this must have came from a pro gun garbage site eh? |
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Edited by
msharmony
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Wed 12/19/12 07:02 PM
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Gun-control advocates conveniently ignore the fact that the countries with the highest homicide rates have gun bans, says researcher John R. Lott Jr. The three worst public shootings in the past year all occurred in Europe, which has enacted everything American gun-control proponents favor. Around the world, from Australia to England, countries that have recently strengthened gun-control laws with the promise of lowering crime have instead seen violent crime soar. In the four years after the United Kingdom banned handguns in 1996, gun crime rose by an astounding 40 percent. Since Australia's 1996 laws banning most guns and making it a crime to use a gun defensively, armed robberies rose by 51 percent, unarmed robberies by 37 percent, assaults by 24 percent and kidnappings by 43 percent. While murders in Australia fell by 3 percent, manslaughter rose by 16 percent. Finally, he notes, there exists not one single academic study showing that the federal Brady Act, assault-weapons bans, state waiting periods, background checks, one-gun-a-month rules or safe-storage laws reduce violent crime. Some research even finds that these rules increase crime. Source: John R. Lott Jr. (American Enterprise Institute), "Gun laws don't reduce crime," USA Today, May 9, 2002. first, as stated many times before, numbers can be manipulated by choosing which data to compare Gun laws vary widely by country. The UK and China both ban private ownership of guns. Many other countries enforce laws that make it extremely difficult to own a gun, especially if you have a criminal record. Some countries with strict gun control include Australia, Japan, Singapore and Canada. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_countries_have_banned_firearms&altQ=What_countries_have_banned_on_firearms in the paralegal spirit I researched a bit more about these countries: UK. Following the Dunblane massacre, the government passed the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997, banning private possession of handguns almost completely China. I can find no specific year that guns were officially 'banned' Australia. Firearm controls have been in place following the 1996 Port Arthur massacre Japan. No specific year found Singapore. Citizens in Singapore must obtain a license to lawfully possess firearms and/or ammunition; applicants must provide justification for the license, such as target shooting or self-defense. Target shooting licenses permit ownership of a gun, stored in an approved and protected firing range. Self-defense permits are nearly never granted, unless one can justify the 'imminent threat to life that cannot be reasonably removed'. Citizens are not allowed to possess pistols over .32 caliber, or automatic weapons Canada. , laws were put into place that restricted ownership of high-capacity magazines: limiting handguns to ten rounds, and most semi-automatic centre-fire rifles to five rounds. Legislation was upheld by the Supreme Court in Reference re Firearms Act (2000). and a list of countries with highest gun homicide rates (per 100,000) # 1 South Africa: 74.5748 Crime in South Africa # 2 Colombia: 51.7683 Crime in Colombia # 3 Thailand: 33.0016 Crime in Thailand # 4 Guatemala: 18.5 Crime in Guatemala # 5 Paraguay: 7.3508 Crime in Paraguay # 6 Zimbabwe: 4.746 Crime in Zimbabwe # 7 Mexico: 3.6622 Crime in Mexico # 8 United States: 3.6 Crime in United States # 9 Belarus: 3.31 Crime in Belarus # 10 Barbados: 2.9963 Crime in Barbados # 11 Uruguay: 2.5172 Crime in Uruguay # 12 Lithuania: 2.2463 Crime in Lithuania # 13 Slovakia: 2.1659 Crime in Slovakia # 14 Côte d'Ivoire: 2.068 Crime in Côte d'Ivoire # 15 Estonia: 1.534 Crime in Estonia # 16 Macedonia, Republic of: 1.2802 Crime in Macedonia, Republic of # 17 Latvia: 1.2648 Crime in Latvia # 18 Portugal: 0.8488 Crime in Portugal # 19 Bulgaria: 0.7714 Crime in Bulgaria # 20 Slovenia: 0.6036 Crime in Slovenia # 21 Germany: 0.4672 Crime in Germany # 22 Moldova: 0.4671 Crime in Moldova # 23 Hungary: 0.44 Crime in Hungary # 24 Poland: 0.4289 Crime in Poland # 25 Ukraine: 0.3495 Crime in Ukraine # 26 Australia: 0.3073 Crime in Australia # 27 Czech Republic: 0.2624 Crime in Czech Republic # 28 Spain: 0.2456 Crime in Spain # 29 Azerbaijan: 0.2236 Crime in Azerbaijan # 30 New Zealand: 0.1827 Crime in New Zealand # 31 Chile: 0.1776 Crime in Chile # 32 Singapore: 0.0249 I imagine, that many of those countries at the bottom of the list (least gun homicides) have strict gun controls and many at the top do not showing once again, there is no clear causal relation between the gun law and the gun violence it relies heavily on the combination of the laws and the CULTURE,,, In our wild west, charlton heston, john wayne, superhero culture,, I think that mixing in easy access to massively destructive weaponry is a death wish waiting to happen,,, clearly being #8 on the list we need to look at the countries with gun control and examine what they have done to reduce gun violence (oh but no according to willing2 that is "stoopid) sorry I guess my overpriced education as a total waste of time I Think that is true we should work to be lower down on that list,, I think it starts in the middle ground reasonable regulation of access, expectation or duty or obligation of real training and certification and not mere registration (like we do cars) to name a few things,,, |
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Gun-control advocates conveniently ignore the fact that the countries with the highest homicide rates have gun bans, says researcher John R. Lott Jr. The three worst public shootings in the past year all occurred in Europe, which has enacted everything American gun-control proponents favor. Around the world, from Australia to England, countries that have recently strengthened gun-control laws with the promise of lowering crime have instead seen violent crime soar. In the four years after the United Kingdom banned handguns in 1996, gun crime rose by an astounding 40 percent. Since Australia's 1996 laws banning most guns and making it a crime to use a gun defensively, armed robberies rose by 51 percent, unarmed robberies by 37 percent, assaults by 24 percent and kidnappings by 43 percent. While murders in Australia fell by 3 percent, manslaughter rose by 16 percent. Finally, he notes, there exists not one single academic study showing that the federal Brady Act, assault-weapons bans, state waiting periods, background checks, one-gun-a-month rules or safe-storage laws reduce violent crime. Some research even finds that these rules increase crime. Source: John R. Lott Jr. (American Enterprise Institute), "Gun laws don't reduce crime," USA Today, May 9, 2002. first, as stated many times before, numbers can be manipulated by choosing which data to compare Gun laws vary widely by country. The UK and China both ban private ownership of guns. Many other countries enforce laws that make it extremely difficult to own a gun, especially if you have a criminal record. Some countries with strict gun control include Australia, Japan, Singapore and Canada. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_countries_have_banned_firearms&altQ=What_countries_have_banned_on_firearms in the paralegal spirit I researched a bit more about these countries: UK. Following the Dunblane massacre, the government passed the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997, banning private possession of handguns almost completely China. I can find no specific year that guns were officially 'banned' Australia. Firearm controls have been in place following the 1996 Port Arthur massacre Japan. No specific year found Singapore. Citizens in Singapore must obtain a license to lawfully possess firearms and/or ammunition; applicants must provide justification for the license, such as target shooting or self-defense. Target shooting licenses permit ownership of a gun, stored in an approved and protected firing range. Self-defense permits are nearly never granted, unless one can justify the 'imminent threat to life that cannot be reasonably removed'. Citizens are not allowed to possess pistols over .32 caliber, or automatic weapons Canada. , laws were put into place that restricted ownership of high-capacity magazines: limiting handguns to ten rounds, and most semi-automatic centre-fire rifles to five rounds. Legislation was upheld by the Supreme Court in Reference re Firearms Act (2000). and a list of countries with highest gun homicide rates (per 100,000) # 1 South Africa: 74.5748 Crime in South Africa # 2 Colombia: 51.7683 Crime in Colombia # 3 Thailand: 33.0016 Crime in Thailand # 4 Guatemala: 18.5 Crime in Guatemala # 5 Paraguay: 7.3508 Crime in Paraguay # 6 Zimbabwe: 4.746 Crime in Zimbabwe # 7 Mexico: 3.6622 Crime in Mexico # 8 United States: 3.6 Crime in United States # 9 Belarus: 3.31 Crime in Belarus # 10 Barbados: 2.9963 Crime in Barbados # 11 Uruguay: 2.5172 Crime in Uruguay # 12 Lithuania: 2.2463 Crime in Lithuania # 13 Slovakia: 2.1659 Crime in Slovakia # 14 Côte d'Ivoire: 2.068 Crime in Côte d'Ivoire # 15 Estonia: 1.534 Crime in Estonia # 16 Macedonia, Republic of: 1.2802 Crime in Macedonia, Republic of # 17 Latvia: 1.2648 Crime in Latvia # 18 Portugal: 0.8488 Crime in Portugal # 19 Bulgaria: 0.7714 Crime in Bulgaria # 20 Slovenia: 0.6036 Crime in Slovenia # 21 Germany: 0.4672 Crime in Germany # 22 Moldova: 0.4671 Crime in Moldova # 23 Hungary: 0.44 Crime in Hungary # 24 Poland: 0.4289 Crime in Poland # 25 Ukraine: 0.3495 Crime in Ukraine # 26 Australia: 0.3073 Crime in Australia # 27 Czech Republic: 0.2624 Crime in Czech Republic # 28 Spain: 0.2456 Crime in Spain # 29 Azerbaijan: 0.2236 Crime in Azerbaijan # 30 New Zealand: 0.1827 Crime in New Zealand # 31 Chile: 0.1776 Crime in Chile # 32 Singapore: 0.0249 I imagine, that many of those countries at the bottom of the list (least gun homicides) have strict gun controls and many at the top do not showing once again, there is no clear causal relation between the gun law and the gun violence it relies heavily on the combination of the laws and the CULTURE,,, In our wild west, charlton heston, john wayne, superhero culture,, I think that mixing in easy access to massively destructive weaponry is a death wish waiting to happen,,, clearly being #8 on the list we need to look at the countries with gun control and examine what they have done to reduce gun violence (oh but no according to willing2 that is "stoopid) sorry I guess my overpriced education as a total waste of time |
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ummm.. doesnt the USA supply the mexicans and bad people with these guns? have u seen how many american guns are in mexico. not saying the mexicans are because of it but lets not have a "civil war"
because mr president wants to do something about guns which americas not gunna agree with cause i know id be shootin whoever comes to my place for my guns!! plus there are so many guns its not possible and shoot thats just gunna turn your local man with the gun hook ups doin some major gun smugglins and runnin in america...?? idk what you all were sayin but there is nothing they can do about the guns in america.. go to the bad places and u will find your answers it will not effect us it will just add to the games and money and fun im sure ;) :p lol! |
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(oh but no according to willing2 that is "stoopid) sorry I guess my overpriced education as a total waste of time Perhaps it was. Number 7. Gun ownership in Mexico is illegal. Who has the guns? UH-DUH, the criminal. lol u need to do more research about life and guns and not read what they want u to hear cause there is more to it. but im blastin whoever trys to take me guns and (idk if u do or not) but you can have fun with the guns u can get because ur never to sure when ***** about to hit in the fan ill be ready... not sayin crazy extent as those lame preppers, for them there is some i think medical terms for that lmao!! :) u can rely on other ill stay stapped :) unless im wrong on what ya say idk just sayin is all |
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jamesphillips91
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Wed 12/19/12 09:18 PM
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From what I know about gun control in the US, I agree that tighter measures should be in place to stop vulnerable or sociopathic people from getting hold of guns. However, it seems illogical to me that anyone would want to ban something just because there is the potential someone could be irresponsible with it. A gun is a very dangerous item, of course, but in the right hands (say a collector or a hunter perhaps) it seems viable to suggest, should these people pass the necessary 'tests', that their ownership shouldn't be considered a threat.
A great article on the subject: http://8minutesoffame.com/america-freedom-vs-freedom/ |
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From what I know about gun control in the US, I agree that tighter measures should be in place to stop vulnerable or sociopathic people from getting hold of guns. However, it seems illogical to me that anyone would want to ban something just because there is the potential someone could be irresponsible with it. A gun is a very dangerous item, of course, but in the right hands (say a collector or a hunter perhaps) it seems viable to suggest, should these people pass the necessary 'tests', that their ownership shouldn't be considered a threat. A great article on the subject: http://8minutesoffame.com/america-freedom-vs-freedom/ lol not gunna happen, you know u can buy from private collectors right next to the real dealers and also real dealers sometimes dont ask no questions depending on the state u go to.. the government has no control man, from personal experience my people.. i can get anything i want in this country :) no matter the law i guarantee it lol so... :) |
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I have gone hunting before and will do it again. What gets me is there are places you cannot live without a gun like N Canada and Alaska. to Bears we are nothing but spaghetti dinners.
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I have gone hunting before and will do it again. What gets me is there are places you cannot live without a gun like N Canada and Alaska. to Bears we are nothing but spaghetti dinners. haha yes just like here but i got some nice cougars too. if they take guns away how do i protect myself if i want to go for a walk down the street.. cause there everywhere since im out in the woods.. animals are weird and what happens when an animal goes crazy like a moose are we gunna sit around and watch it try to hurt people or am i grabbin the .50 or guage to handle it lol and any other animal.. wouldnt make sense to take guns aways which its impossible unless like martial law or something then we would be at war with ourselves!! lol right? |
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Hmmm. The USA Today report seems to be in error.
The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a new study, which shows the rate of gun-related murders and robberies has fallen sharply since 1996, and it appears to be due to the Government's massive buy-back of weapons. (2002) http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/stories/s692576.htm It is common knowledge here that gun related crime has fallen since the buyback scheme was introduced after the Port Arthur massacre. Furthermore, with each passing year, the police remove more caches of weapons from circulation among the criminal elements via confiscations owing to discoveries made in raids. This link supplies much background to the issue in Australia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Australia There have been some contrarian studies about the decrease in gun violence in Australia, including a 2006 paper that argued the decline in gun-related homicides after Port Arthur was simply a continuation of trends already under way. But that paper’s methodology has been discredited, which is not surprising when you consider that its authors were affiliated with pro-gun groups. Other reports from gun advocates have similarly cherry-picked anecdotal evidence or presented outright fabrications in attempting to make the case that Australia’s more-restrictive laws didn’t work. Those are effectively refuted by findings from peer-reviewed papers, which note that the rate of decrease in gun-related deaths more than doubled following the gun buyback, and that states with the highest buyback rates showed the steepest declines. http://www.slate.com/blogs/crime/2012/12/16/gun_control_after_connecticut_shooting_could_australia_s_laws_provide_a.html |
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