(December 27, 2012 at 1:08 pm)The_Germans_are_coming Wrote: I never, not in a single post, stated that nothing should be done to lower the crime rate! I only stated that strickter regulations of guns werent the right solution.
I had given France as an example of a European nation which has low gun regulations and a "low" crime rate, and so does Swizerland. In Swizerland - citizens can actualy own full automatic assault rifles - which would be illegal in the US.
The homicide rate in the US is: 4,2 homicides per 100 000 people.
0,3 in Iceland, 0,6 in Norway, 0,8 Germany, 1,1 France,
You could actualy read through this statistic which lists nations by their gun regulation laws and their homicide rates.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/...world-list
And if you think the sole reason, that Germany, Norway, Japan and Iceland have lower homicide rates is because of low gun control, then you are nuts. And I hope you really dont believe this.
These countries are also in the top ten of the nations with the highest living standerds, have a low poverty rate and they are culturaly different and have are wellfare states. Which certainly to is a factor for a lower crime rate.
If I could give you a thousand kudos for that post, I would.
