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| Would Banning Firearms Reduce Murder And Suicide? |
| 2015-10-13 |
| Harvard Law. Put down your coffee cup. Indeed, "data on fire-arms ownership by constabulary area in England, "like data from the United States, show "a negative correlation," that is, "where firearms are most dense violent crime rates are lowest, and where guns are least dense violent crime rates are highest." |
| Posted by:Sven the pelter |
| #7 Seems suicidal folks will find another way if guns are not available. How many vehicular deaths are simply cover for suicide, as some insurance policies don't pay out $$ to families in the case of suicide. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-10-13 12:19 |
| #6 Give them time, Meneer. Give them time. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-10-13 12:00 |
| #5 I blame internal combustion engines and garden hoses. Automobile garage doors are also a likely culprit. The UN should probably move on these obvious hazards at once. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-10-13 11:44 |
| #4 Jack salami, id on't know about Sweden but I read stats on Australia after their big gun grab. The rate of firearms suicides went down (you hear that stat misused a lot) but the rate of suicides stayed the same. Seems suicidal folks will find another way if guns are not available. I suspect that if we magically got rid of every last gun the criminals would just use knives and bats and the murder rates would go up because the criminals could intimidate more thoroughly. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-10-13 11:40 |
| #3 Rantburg firearm purchasing tip O'The Day: When purchasing multiple firearms on the same day, along with the ATF 4473, a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Form 5300.9 must be completed. Unlike the 4473, upon successful completion of the sale, the 5300 is required to be immediately faxed to the ATF. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-10-13 11:27 |
| #2 There have been a lot of these links here on the Burg. Answer is no. It was 'no' yesterday, and will be 'no' again tomorrow. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2015-10-13 11:13 |
| #1 Doesn't Sweden have about the highest suicide rate where guns hard hard to get? |
| Posted by: Jack salami 2015-10-13 10:01 |