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Old May 17, 2004, 07:00 pm   #205 (permalink) (top)
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Originally posted by roxdog,
"On average, for all 4 crimes, English rates were double U.S. rates."
Yes, but did it specify it all involved guns.
Interesting from the site itself.



Also from the same site.
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Firearms are more often involved in violent crimes in the United States than in England. According to 1996 police statistics, firearms were used in 68% of U.S. murders but 7% of English murders, and 41% of U.S. robberies but 5% of English robberies.
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