11-29-2008, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Maricopa
I hope and pray we never need to carry firearms here in the UK.
Umm, have you looked at the crime stats for the UK over the last few years? You already should be.
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Crime in the UK versus Crime in the US
"There is a discussion going on about gun control and the right to defend yourself over at A Tangled Web. Since my figures on crime in the UK versus crime in the US are couple of years old, I thought I would take a look at the currently available statistics.
The public misconception is that the UK is a safe country and the US violent, but the truth is just the opposite. Depending on which numbers you choose, the violent crime rate in the UK is five times higher than the rate in the US.
[Update - August 20, 2007: Lots of people don't like my conclusions in the post. Fair enough, you don' have to. Here are some other statistics - from the Times Online and the Independent, since you question the other sources here - that you might want to look at. And if you really don't believe the statistics below, point to better statistics.]"
http://wheelgun.blogspot.com/2007/01...ime-in-us.html
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