08-04-2013, 03:25 PM
Gun crime is UP in Indiana, Arkansas, North Carolina and Louisiana and several other smaller states.
There are around 550 murders in the UK every year there were 12,226 murders in the US in 2011. And before you wheel out the old chestnut America has a larger population so of course will have more murders. The US population is FIVE times bigger than the UKs the US murder rate is TWENTY TWO times higher than the UK.
Over 8 and a half thousand of the 12 thousand US murders were done with a firearm.
Having a policy of “I'm skeered! Bang! You're dead!” Will create a lot more Zimmermans.
There are around 550 murders in the UK every year there were 12,226 murders in the US in 2011. And before you wheel out the old chestnut America has a larger population so of course will have more murders. The US population is FIVE times bigger than the UKs the US murder rate is TWENTY TWO times higher than the UK.
Over 8 and a half thousand of the 12 thousand US murders were done with a firearm.
Having a policy of “I'm skeered! Bang! You're dead!” Will create a lot more Zimmermans.
We need to punish the French, ignore the Germans and forgive the Russians - Condoleezza Rice.