Because the United States
has more guns than any country in the world does not mean that it has a crime
problem just because of guns. If you look at the stats; many countries with
strict gun control are much worse off in terms of crime. Some examples are as
follows
In the UK, there are
very few gun owners except in rural areas. However there are limited types
because the country outlawed handguns and most semi and pump action firearms.
Despite myths that the UK is so safe because there are no guns, they are not
true.
Because the populace is
almost disarmed in the UK there are several crimes and other negatives in which
the UK out rank the US in. Note: * means percentage of population.
Fear of being
attacked.
- UK: 43. 09
- US : 42.08
Crimes per 1000 people
- UK: 109.96
- US: 41.22
Rape victims
- UK: 0.9% *
- US: 0.4% *
Total crime victims
- UK: 26.4% *
- US: 21.1% *
Total assault victims
- UK: 2.8% *
- US: 1.2%*
Property crime victims
- UK: 12.2%*
- US:10%*
Robbery Victims
- UK: 1.2%*
- US: 0.6%*
The reason for all of this is that in the UK you
simply cannot own a gun to defend yourself. In the USA where you can own a gun
to defend yourself and your family, all of the stats above are lower. The US
has a higher homicide rate because almost all homicides are drug or gang
related, those guns have a very small chance of actually being legally owned
because then they can be traced by the police. When Scotland, England, and Wales
outlawed hand guns in response to the Dunblane massacre it was believed that
the spree shooting would not happen again. However the laws did not stop people
with evil intentions from killing. Because in 2005 the London bombings
happened. Along with that in 2010 there was another spree shooting, the Cumbria
shootings, and again in 2016 the Spalding shooting. This proves that no matter
how strict the laws are or how many guns you ban; people with evil intentions
will not be deterred. The best way to deal with it is to let law abiding
citizens arm and protect themselves
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