Thread: Guns.
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Old 05-18-2002, 05:10 AM   #18
Dramnek_Ulk
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Originally posted by caleb:
You should be able to have handguns to defend yourself otherwise any big thug can storm your home with a baseball bat and rob you blind. They need to restrict the power of the guns civilians can own though. No desert eagle sized handguns that is just overkill. A beretta or a glock should get the job done and only sell rifles and shotguns to people with hunting licenses otherwise they dont need them.
Have you ever seen the murder rates per 100,000 for the U.S.A versus other countries?
In 1976 for the U.S. it was 9.1, but in England and Wales 1.1.
Also in 1981 62.4 % of mureders in the U.S.A were committed with guns.
It seems the less guns you have, the less murders you get.