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Quote by: Lindsay The UK does have a lot less murders, but it has higher rates of other crimes than the United States. |
You just said it, right there... they have a lot less murders.
"Although England already had tough restrictions in place, champions of the gun control laws say the new limits have been vital in keeping fatal shootings relatively rare." -- Apr. 2007
"Britain has some of the toughest gun laws in the world, and has done a great deal to choke off the supply - but as long as there is a demand for guns there will always be someone willing to find a way to provide them, at a price.
Since a ban on handguns was introduced after Thomas Hamilton murdered 16 children and their teacher at Dunblane in 1996, many police officers and criminologists believe criminals have found it harder and harder to find guns.
"The suggestion that Britain is awash with guns is simply not true," one senior police officer told the BBC News website." -- BBC, Nov. 2007
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