Originally Posted by vharlow

Did that FBI Crime Report (I'd like a link) break down the "murders" you claim by weapon? We aren't talking about knives, bludgeonings, beatings, etc....we are talking about gun control.

Here ya go:

Home Office statistics, claim that the average American is seven times more likely to be murdered than their British counterpart and 60 times more likely to be shot.

Home Office figures showed the murder rate in the US in 1998 was 6.3 per 100,000 people compared with 1.4 per 100,000 in England and Wales.

The murder rate in London is 2.9 per 100,000 compared with 8.6 per 100,000 in New York and 49.15 per 100,000 in Washington DC.

A report produced by the US Department of Justice in 1998 shows the murder rate was 5.7 times higher in the US than England and Wales and the rape rate was about three times higher.

The report also showed firearms were used in 68% of murders in the US compared with 7% in England and Wales, and in 41% of robberies in America against 5% in England and Wales.


UK POPULATION = 60 MILLION. GUN DEATHS IN UK LAST YEAR = 42.

USA POPULATION =300 MILLION. GUN DEATHS IN USA LAST YEAR = 8500+


UK POPULATION IS ONLY 1/5TH OF USA POPULATION YET THE USA HAS 180 TIMES THE GUN DEATH RATE OF THE UK.


Did you READ the statistics produced by Lott or were they too difficult to understand.