Alternatively, in the US, ten people per 100,000 are shot dead every year. As opposed to 5 in Canada. 1 here, and 0.25 in the UK
The statistics are muddy and can generally be made to say what people want them to say.
Either way, the 'UK is over there' is not considered a valid reason for gun ownership. That's what the army is for. If anything, the fact that Britain is over there is exactly why our restrictions are so tight. There's a whole section of the population who will merrily trip off a nice little terrorist war like a bunch of Yahoos, who generally think the Troubles were a Good Thing. There're armed organisations still in operation that're effectively treasonous to the state......
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The statistics are muddy and can generally be made to say what people want them to say.
Either way, the 'UK is over there' is not considered a valid reason for gun ownership. That's what the army is for. If anything, the fact that Britain is over there is exactly why our restrictions are so tight. There's a whole section of the population who will merrily trip off a nice little terrorist war like a bunch of Yahoos, who generally think the Troubles were a Good Thing. There're armed organisations still in operation that're effectively treasonous to the state......
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?