In a message dated 01/24/2002 6:27:49 PM Mountain Standard Time,
jeremyc@totalise.co.uk writes:
> I hate to go off subject but I couldn't help myself with this one...
>
> British murder and violent crime levels vs. American ones. Discuss!
>
>
I actually don't know. Do you? I do know that in spite of what our TV's
would have us believe in the US, all crime, violent included has been
steadily decreasing for a number of years.
The anti-gunners whose livelihood would be in jeopardy would try and convince
you otherwise.
The pro-gunners would have you believe that the "concealed carry laws"
enacted in the majority of US states is the reason.
I really can't say. I have a concealed carry license, obtained primarily to
speed up the purchase of a firearm(s) as the extensive background check done
for these eliminates doing one at time of purchase.
I do have a British friend that has lived in the US for some time. He told
me, over drinks in a bar, that when he was young in England, most night spent
drinking in a pub ended up in a fist fight. He said that when he moved to
the US that stopped because you never knew who might finish a fist fight with
a gun fight.
So does this mean we are more violent? Or, do we tolerate less violence?
There's the other old adage "an armed society is a polite society"
Robert Houston
"Every time I took a risk, I made sure that the research and marketing
> reports were favourable to my instincts." Lee Iacocca
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