Re: 232 Americans are murdered using guns for every Briton

Spehro Pefhany wrote:

On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:04:55 +0100, the renowned Eeyore
<rabbitsfriendsandrelations@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



bill.sloman@xxxxxxxx wrote:


Joerg wrote:

Eeyore wrote:

US gun homicide rate 2004 - 11,624
http://www.ichv.org/Statistics.htm

UK gun homicide rate 2006 - 50
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_the_United_Kingdom

These are the most recent figures available.

11,624 / 50 = 232.5

In the UK the chance of being murdered by gun is **less than one in a million**
in any year.

Guess they are now using other "tools". Here is a dose of reality for you:

http://www.garymauser.net/09172006-Globecolumn.htm

Quote: "Both the United Kingdom and Australia brought in stringent
firearms laws following garish media coverage of shootings in the 1990s.

But despite the effort, police statistics show that the U.K. is enduring
a serious crime wave. In contrast to the U.S., where the homicide rate
has been falling for more 20 years, the homicide rate in the U.K. has
been growing."

And how long before the rising homicide rate in the UK approaches the
falling homicde rate in the U.S.? When I last looked, the US homicide
rate was four times the UK rate.

You're only out by an of magnitude or two !

The US gun homicide rate is **34** TIMES the UK rate.

Graham


* Gloria: Do you know that sixty percent of all deaths in America
are caused by guns?

* Archie Bunker: Would it make you feel any better, little girl,
if they was pushed out of windows?


ROFL!

I saw a bumper sticker on a truck out here, right next to the usual NRA sticker: If guns are the reason why people die then spoons must be the reason why people are fat.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Textbook cognitive dissonance
    ... Texas -- A NASA engineer Friday shot and killed ... especially when the USA's homicide rate is ... Here in Taiwan, where guns are totally banned, the ... still murder each other. ...
    (alt.usage.english)
  • Re: Gun Crime In Australia
    ... the total usage of guns in crime - DOWN by ... >> A good example is the first link, the Fraser Institute report. ... >> total homicide rate, after having remained basically flat from 1995 to ...
    (talk.politics.guns)
  • Re: GTA: San Andreas gets AO rating!
    ... Now why were guns ... just like for gun violence and any violent crime. ... but people who kill and injure with cars are frequently ... When guns were banned in the UK, the homicide rate rose. ...
    (comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action)
  • Re: OT 2nd ammendment INDIVIDUAL right confirmed!
    ... guns in the US is not going to happen. ... just because gun ownership is not banned in the U.S does not ... rate and a very low homicide rate. ... rate *using guns* is higher than in countries where gun availability ...
    (rec.sport.golf)
  • Re: Condolences to VA Tech
    ... guns in the area, he would have killed far fewer people. ... Next all assult rifels and the like. ... This from the country that is trying to ban private ownership of ... homicide rate in the U.K., ...
    (talk.origins)