Guns and the USA.

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The US is great for lots of reasons, but we just don't understand your culture and laws when it comes to guns. It's difficult to understand the US viewpoint on guns.

We hear the statistics on the murder rate and gun violence in the states and it's just hard to understand how american's can still love their guns so much. Of course, I realize there are other factors that influence the rate of violent crime in the states, but the statistics make it VERY difficult to believe that the pro gun culture of the states is not one of the biggest factors contributing to the high rate of violent crime.

I hear cops in London don't even carry guns!

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This is because your understanding of the statistics involved is incredibly poor.

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It's not often I agree w/ borodog but this is one of them. I find it funny people will talk statistics yet they completely ignore the statistics coming out of the FBI. It seems like Frinkenstein didn't read or comprehend it the first time so here it is again:

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Re...445&issue=

The FBI’s report once again confirmed that violent crime rates are lower in states with Right-to-Carry (RTC) laws. In 2005, RTC states had, on average, 22% lower total violent crime, 30% less murder, 46% lower robbery, and 12% lower aggravated assault rates, compared to the rest of the country.


<font color="red"> As usual, Washington, D.C., which leads the nation in anti-gun laws, led the nation in murder, with a rate six times higher than the rest of the country. </font>

Also, did you not read my points about switzerland? Borodog provided a nice link:

http://guncite.com/

that isn't a bad site.