On 2007-10-19 17:23:15 +0100, Eeyore
said:



Steve Firth wrote:

Eeyore wrote:
Steve Firth wrote:

since the government banned legally owned and
licenced guns, the death rate has risen.

Wrong.

http://www.gun-control-network.org/GF07.htm

1997 when the new Act came in : 201 deaths

2003 :163 deaths,

Ah, lies and damned lies eh? The table makes no distinction between
accidental shooting and murder, and the 1997 data includes shootings by
the IRA and army.

On what basis would you void the numbers killed by the IRA ?

Graham

It's very simple. Yesterday's terrorists are today's freedom fighters.

There is plenty of precedent for that.