"Andrew Rowley" wrote in message
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"Richard Hertz" wrote:

It is not a load of crap. See John Lott's papers and book(s) studying
the
subject.

I don't know of the papers, I am just speaking from the experience of
living in a country where guns are uncommon.

Also, handgun laws are inneffective (especially here in the US).
Criminals
are criminals. They have handguns regardless of the laws.

In the US, yes. I think that is largely a result of the fact that so
many people have guns, and therefore they are easy to come by.

In the UK handguns are used by criminals and Americans
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/w...re/3360577.stm

The criminals tend to use them for shooting each other as they compete.