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Originally posted by sensible1
So Why are we the most dangerous place of all industrialized nations?
The total number of violent offences recorded compared to population is higher than any other country in Europe, as well as America, Canada, Australia and South Africa.
Even with the gun ban in place, shootings in Chicago have been rampant. Last weekend, at least 52 were shot and ten killed in just three days, and this weekend the gunfire continued.
Chicago Police Department statistics, we are told, reveal that the City's handgun murder rate has actually increased since the ban was enacted and that Chicago residents now face one of the highest murder rates in the country and rates of other violent crimes that exceed the average in comparable cities.
Over the years, gun violence has continued to plague the city, reaching staggering levels at times.
In the peak killing year, 1991, the District recorded 482 homicides, or 81 per 100,000 residents, more than triple the 1985 rate. And more than ever, as the city became known as "the nation's murder capital," the gun was the weapon of choice. In 1985, firearms had been used in 65 percent of D.C. homicides. In 1991, they were used in eight out of 10 slayings.
A new study suggests the use of handguns in crime rose by 40% in the two years after the weapons were banned.
Originally posted by IkNOwSTuff
Well yeah............ but what about DRs or cars? they kill people shouldnt we ban them too????
To the rest of the world its as simple as.................. DUH!!!!!!!!!!
Guns in a society do not make you safer, sure it may make the individual who has a loaded gun on them safer but society............. HELLS NO!!!!!
Most Americans dont seem to see it that way, its all about "I have a gun so my family is safe, F*** the rest"
I genuinely feel sorry for people like you who choose or have no choice but to live in a society where guns are everywhere and accepted
Originally posted by blupblup
We need more guns to stop all the needless shootings!!! We need more burgers to stop the obesity problem!!!edit on 17/1/13 by blupblup because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by yuniorsan
Your facts, numbers and assumptions are incorrect:
Japan
0.06 guns for every 100 people (lowest of nations)
0.07 Gun related Deaths for every 100,000 people
Chile
10.7 Guns for every 100 people (10+ more than Japan)
0.06 Gun related deaths for every 100,000 people (0.01 less than Japan) - (Lowest of all nations)
United States
88.8 Guns for every 100 people (88 times more than Japan, so we should have at the very least 80 gun related deaths for every 100,000 people)
10.2 gun related deaths every 100,000 people (not quite the numbers you will expect if guns were the issue)
El Salvador
5.8 Guns for every 100 people (1/2 of weapons than Chile — 15 times less than the US)
50.36 gun related deaths every 100,000 people (5+ more than in the US)
I also found that in the US 26 % of the population has some kind of mental issues... That to me is the problem we are not addressing.
links to info:
www.nimh.nih.gov...
www.gunpolicy.org...
en.wikipedia.org...
You might see this and discounted, but anything regarding amount of weapons or any other statistics goes out of the window when you see this, we should be killing 88 people out of a 100 if guns were the issue.
What is the trend in crimes involving assault weapons since the ban’s expiration?
As explained above, there has been no comprehensive nationwide study done since 2004.
However, the Police Executive Research Forum reported several findings in "Guns and Crime: Breaking New Ground by Focusing on the Local Impact" in 2010.
Since the ban’s expiration in 2004:
37 percent of police agencies who responded to this survey reported that they’ve seen noticeable increases in the use of assault weapons by criminals.
53 percent reported seeing increases in large-caliber handguns, such as .40 caliber weapons.
38 percent reported noticeable increases in criminals’ use of semiautomatic weapons with high-capacity magazines (holding 10 or more rounds).
“In 1957, when the N.R.A. moved into new headquarters,” Lepore writes, “its motto, at the building’s entrance, read, ‘Firearms Safety Education, Marksmanship Training, Shooting for Recreation.’
The difference between 1957 and 1977...was the “rights revolution”—a liberal, not a conservative, movement that sought to pursue civil rights through the courts:
In the nineteen-sixties, gun ownership as a constitutional right was less the agenda of the N.R.A. than of black nationalists.
In a 1964 speech, Malcolm X said, “Article number two of the constitutional amendments provides you and me the right to own a rifle or a shotgun.”
Establishing a constitutional right to carry a gun for the purpose of self-defense was part of the mission of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, which was founded in 1966.
“Black People can develop Self-Defense Power by arming themselves from house to house, block to block, community to community throughout the nation,” Huey Newton said.
It wasn’t until the 1970s that the N.R.A. “began advancing the argument that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual’s right to carry a gun, rather than the people’s right to form armed militias to provide for the common defense,” and describing gun-safety legislation as an attack on a constitutional right.
Originally posted by newcovenant
Originally posted by blupblup
We need more guns to stop all the needless shootings!!! We need more burgers to stop the obesity problem!!!edit on 17/1/13 by blupblup because: (no reason given)
Another comment that makes no sense at all.