T_richard, my apologies ! I actually wasn't referring to you in particular, but the pro-gun lobby in history, although I know my post didn't read that way at all. One of the problems with 'net communication is that you can't read my mind (as I can't read yours) and things that appear obvious to my reading are not so to others - this is totally myfault and I had no intention of accusing you personnally of telling lies, I am sorry.
I was wondering if anyone would pick up the difference in the stat figures
They are taken from different sites, on a quick Google search. Having said that the differences in the figures are so obviously large that I though direct comparisons (which would require more work than I am prepared to give) would be superfluous.
The premise is simple:
- the fewer guns in a community, the safer that community is from gun crime.
- gun crime is inherently the most dangerous form of violent crime, it is the very power of guns that provides their attraction to many.
Seems obvious to me.