CasualBystander
Celestial
Dundee, August...
"Sigh".
I worry about Oztralians. The fact you have to cling to the earth to avoid falling off must affect your thinking.
The high percentage of criminals in Oztralia (it was a penal colony) may require more care in policing firearms since there are more criminals outside jail than inside jail.
The US has 1/2 of the worlds firearms. Do we have 1/2 of the murders? No.
List of countries by intentional homicide rate - Wikipedia
In fact we have the 3rd lowest rate of the Americas (after Chile and Canadia).
If you kicked out the black people (responsible for over 1/2 of the murders) we would rival Canadia and be ahead of Chile. Most black murders are for "professional" reasons (crime/drugs/gangs).
Is the US murder rate great? No
Is it bad? No.
We aren't a European country. We compare very favorably to other countries in the Americas.
And besides, Switzerland, where they have automatic weapons in their homes, has half the murder rate of Sweden, where they have draconian gun laws.
And besides, as bad as Paddock was he was no Anders Behring Breivik (who killed 77).
"Sigh".
I worry about Oztralians. The fact you have to cling to the earth to avoid falling off must affect your thinking.
The high percentage of criminals in Oztralia (it was a penal colony) may require more care in policing firearms since there are more criminals outside jail than inside jail.
The US has 1/2 of the worlds firearms. Do we have 1/2 of the murders? No.
List of countries by intentional homicide rate - Wikipedia
In fact we have the 3rd lowest rate of the Americas (after Chile and Canadia).
If you kicked out the black people (responsible for over 1/2 of the murders) we would rival Canadia and be ahead of Chile. Most black murders are for "professional" reasons (crime/drugs/gangs).
Is the US murder rate great? No
Is it bad? No.
We aren't a European country. We compare very favorably to other countries in the Americas.
And besides, Switzerland, where they have automatic weapons in their homes, has half the murder rate of Sweden, where they have draconian gun laws.
And besides, as bad as Paddock was he was no Anders Behring Breivik (who killed 77).