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hmmm lets see in Canada Firearms account for 2.4 per cent of all victims of violence . Clubs and other blunt objects accounted for 3 per cent, while knives account for another 6.2 per cent.
The solution to me is clear . All knives in Canada should be registered or banned .
per capita the gun ownership in Canada and Switzerland is greater than in the US . and yet the gun violence is less . That would make one think that if perhaps more Americans were armed that the rate of gun violence would also drop eh ?
Scott How many people on LI are admitted weekly to the emergency room with finger wounds from their lawn mowers or cutting their bagels Sunday morning ?
The Darwin Awards are loaded with stories like that .
per capita the gun ownership in Canada and Switzerland is greater than in the US . and yet the gun violence is less . That would make one think that if perhaps more Americans were armed that the rate of gun violence would also drop eh ?
I find that stat very hard to believe. But if canadians do have more guns they are shotguns for hunting. The lesser gun violence stat represents that fact that they are far less desperate people in these countries than in the US, or maybe they prize life to a higher degree (i.e. the taking of a life is not as glorified as it is in the US).
Scott How many people on LI are admitted weekly to the emergency room with finger wounds from their lawn mowers or cutting their bagels Sunday morning ?
The Darwin Awards are loaded with stories like that .
perhaps it is a dodge but so is posting isolated stories of gun accidents due to careless handling . I can buy your argument that there is ample reason for regulation . But from a statistical point of view there is a correlation with loosening of the regulations and a correlating drop in gun violence. Conversely the highest rates of gun violence are found in cities with the tightest regulations . Perhaps it is not a coincidence.
Over in Canada they spend a fortune on the gun registry . Yet the trend is increases in gun violence. It is coming in the wake of other social factors there that I will leave everyone else to ponder .What NK is not saying is that gun violence was a pretty significant issue in their 2006 elections .
They of course tried to blame America for their gun "problem " and now the mayor of Toronto has pledged to fight gun violence by going after law abiding owners who practice in "gun clubs" . Delusional .
perhaps it is a dodge but so is posting isolated stories of gun accidents due to careless handling . I can buy your argument that there is ample reason for regulation . But from a statistical point of view there is a correlation with loosening of the regulations and a correlating drop in gun violence. Conversely the highest rates of gun violence are found in cities with the tightest regulations . Perhaps it is not a coincidence.
It is no coincidence.
Take a look at the homicide rates for Washington DC, where handgun ownership was banned for over 30 years.
It has consistently been the highest of any metropolitan area in the US.
Find the most restrictive gun laws or policies, and you will find the highest levels of violent crime.
Why?
Because criminals are dumb, but not stupid, they will always choose the path of least resistance.
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