"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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chris wrote:
On May 28, 8:58 am, "Maxwell" wrote:
"Martin Hotze" wrote in message

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Maybe that's why our police don't kill people half as often - there's
almost no chance the guy behind the wheel has a gun, so no need to
shoot him if he comes at you???

It must suck to be in your country and be defenseless against criminals.

I have a better chance of winning the lottery than being killed by a gun
where I live. The UK had 58 deaths from guns in 2005/6, 25 from handguns
in a population of 60m.

I thought you said you had such strict gun control - how did you manage 58
killed?

BTW, you might know that the manner in which the UK keeps statistics is a
downright fraud.


Explain how the statistics are a fraud. Is it because you lost the argument?
Only handguns are banned in the UK. Shotguns and rifles are licenced. Air
guns are also legal.

As for Switzerland, they don't go out and murder people, they just commit
suicide at about the same rate as the US. It might be to do with the
proximity of a weapon.

Anyway, the US people kill as many in two days with firearms as are killed
with firearms in three years in the UK .

Gun deaths per 100,000 population (for the year indicated):
Homicide Suicide
Unintentional

USA 4.08 (1999) 6.08 (1999) 0.42
(1999)

Canada 0.54 (1999) 2.65 (1997) 0.15
(1997)

Switzerland 0.50 (1999) 5.78 (1998) -

Scotland 0.12 (1999) 0.27 (1999) -

England/Wales 0.12 (1999/00) 0.22 (1999) 0.01 (1999)

Japan 0.04* (1998) 0.04 (1995) 0.01
(1997)

(Source: Harvard Research Center)



STATISTICS ON POLICE USE OF FIREARMS 2005/2006 IN ENGLAND AND WALES

The statistics for 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006 show that the number of
police operations in which firearms were authorised was 18,891.

The Police discharged a conventional firearm in 9 incidents. In addition,
the Police discharged baton rounds or AEP in 14 incidents and fired Taser in
89 incidents.

There are a total of 6584 authorised firearm officers in England and Wales.
There are 43 police forces in England and Wales comprising 140,563 full-time
equivalent police officers and a 10,988-strong special constabulary of
part-time volunteers.