Thread: Englands Gun crimes 4 times higher since ban
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Old 03-20-2008, 08:19 AM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by garysher View Post
You're getting confused Grace.

There was an 18% increase in 2005-6 and a 13% decrease in 2006-7.

When you are dealing with relatively low murder rates - between 40 and 60 - those kind of percentage swings are rather misleading.

If you read the quotes I posted - from YOUR linked article- you will see that the statistics swing considerably.

One thing is for sure - the firearms murder rate in the entire UK is still about 7 times smaller than in the US per capita.

The Brits will continue to keep their government in line by not granting it permission to legalise handguns, in case ot leads to a US style killing culture
The article I posted said there are on average 10 injuries, or murders by fire arms everyday in England. Thats alot more than 40-60 cases.