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Quote by: Sonart . You just said it, right there... they have a lot less murders.

I don't think you can say that's due solely to gun control laws. The US could have more murders because they have more gangs killing each other over territory, etc. Cultural differences play a role.

Quote by: Sonart "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 .

Here's an excerpt from a great article by the BBC News in the UK. It has lots of good information in it, but I won't post the whole article, though the link is at the bottom. Interesting that when lawful citizens are banned from owning guns, the criminals start using them more in crimes...

A new study suggests the use of handguns in crime rose by 40% in the two years after the weapons were banned. The research, commissioned by the Countryside Alliance's Campaign for Shooting, has concluded that existing laws are targeting legitimate users of firearms rather than criminals. The ban on ownership of handguns was introduced in 1997 as a result of the Dunblane massacre, when Thomas Hamilton opened fire at a primary school leaving 16 children and their teacher dead. But the report suggests that despite the restrictions on ownership the use of handguns in crime is rising. The Centre for Defence Studies at Kings College in London, which carried out the research, said the number of crimes in which a handgun was reported increased from 2,648 in 1997/98 to 3,685 in 1999/2000.

BBC News | UK | Handgun crime 'up' despite ban