On May 13, 3:34�am, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
"Jay Hanig" wrote in message

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On 5/12/2010 7:30 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

"harry" wrote

Comparative statistics here USA/Rest of the world:-
http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/...S/GUNSTAT.html

As I say nasty violent place. Also world leader in exporting
terrorism.

I'd like to see more of a breakdown on that too. I'm sure it will still
be high, but look at all murders, not just firearm related ones. It
would also be interesting to see how many are by non-USA citizens. That
would either inflame or put to rest the illegal immigrant argument on
murders.

I was also surprised at the next chart showing the suicide of children
less than 15 y. o. in Ireland using guns.

These are fairly useless figures unless you also show the murder and
suicide rates from all causes.

If you have draconian gun control laws so that the average citizen can't
off himself with a gun but people are jumping off every available bridge
or building, then what have you accomplished? �People are still dying;
they've just had to find another way.

The same with murder: �if you can't shoot somebody but you instead
dispatch him with a baseball bat, who have you saved? �No one. �No doubt
his widow will be relieved he wasn't shot.

Rather sad on the news tonight was the school children in China being
killed. �They have strong gun laws so the murderers are using knives,
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Yep very sad. If they'd had guns instead of knives they could have
killed SO many more. Maybe even got all the little perishers. Maybe
a few of the police. Maybe even escaped.