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In reply to the discussion: Tweet of the day (Guns) [View all]4th law of robotics
(6,801 posts)67. I believe people will conveniently ignore those differences
in order to make a political point.
Yes.
People will say "In sweden they have fewer guns than here and less crime so therefore guns are the problem! If we'd ban guns we'd have a low crime rate like sweden".
Completely ignoring many factors like a low population, relative homogeneity, different approaches to law enforcement and mental health, social safety networks, culture, and the like.
Notice what the focus has been on lately: availability of guns. Very few have mentioned mental health or law enforcement or anything else. Nope, it's been mainly "ban guns and we'll be safe".
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The argument that women have been aborting violent criminals for the last 40 years
undeterred
Jul 2012
#51
I don't think you can link the lapse of the assault weapons ban to the drop in gun deaths.
Bucky
Jul 2012
#22
Intentional homicide rate in the US is four or five times that of Europe
Spider Jerusalem
Jul 2012
#32
Still, our non-gun homicide rate is as high or higher than their total homicide rate
krispos42
Jul 2012
#33