On Sun, 16 May 2004 08:12:24 GMT, Gunner
brought forth from the murky depths:

On Sat, 15 May 2004 19:01:15 -0700, John Ings
wrote:


GB (AU and to a limited extent Canada) law abiding citizens are at the will
of thugs with guns.

We haven't noticed many thugs with guns,

YOU might not have noticed more thugs with guns, John.

and our police feel a lot safer.

Please show us some articles which back up your statements, John.


In England police don't even have to carry guns themselves.

Perhaps not, but I'd be willing to bet money that they all WANT to.


England's Civilian Disarmament Law
Leads To 100 Year High Murder Rate

Failure of British Gun Ban Illustrates Folly of
California Gun Control Efforts

Newly released statistics reported October 13th show that since the
British government passed one of the most stringent gun bans in the
world in 1997, Britain's murder rate has risen to its highest level
since records began being kept 100 years ago.
-megasnip-

Good post, Gunner. I finished Lott's "More Guns, Less Crime" a couple
weeks ago and found it interesting. He compiled and crossreferenced
a helluva lot more data than any previous study. I agree with his
title, though I used to have quite the opposite stance. The stats just
don't support any kind of gun regulation. I hope John comes around as
I did. Myth abounds in this country and his.


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