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Originally Posted by Despare
Right but you're looking at countries who don't even allow them, that's like saying most cooking accidents occur in the kitchen.
Alright, if you just want to talk about guns how many gun crimes in the USA are committed with a legal firearm? I know the FBI listed in a report that 98% of crimes against officers involved an illegal gun. Not only that but 'legal' guns are used 2.5 million times a year to properly and lawfully protect citizens.
Go through the FBI's crime statistics and guess what, almost all gun crime in the USA is committed with an illegally obtained or possessed firearm.
Look at the gun ownership in Switzerland, they have a large amount of guns and VERY little crime. The answer is teaching responsible gun ownership NOT simply taking them away.
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Yes, I pointed out Canada which has plenty of firearms, but they don't seem as prone to blowing each other away as we are. Much like Britain, we're quite aggressive, and the ready availability of guns exacerbates the situation.
As for teaching responsible gun ownership, it clearly isn't working in this country. There are approximately 1,500 deaths by accidents involving firearms per year. A recent example:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27399337/ns/us_news-life/