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The US could have more murders because they have more gangs killing each other over territory, etc. Cultural differences play a role.
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And why do we have more gangs killing each other?
Yeah, it's cultural... America's culture of wild-west, dirty harry gun lust.
'I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" Quote:
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crimes in which a handgun was reported increased from 2,648 in 1997/98 to 3,685 in 1999/2000.
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Which pretty well corresponds with Britain's last economic recession.
Crime rates tend to drop in good economies (chart below is for the United States)...
and climb in bad...
WASHINGTON, June 2005 — After rising for three years, the nation's murder rate dropped 3.6% last year, according to preliminary figures released Monday by the FBI. The nation's largest cities and rural areas showed the sharpest declines.
Watch U.S. crime rates spike as our economy spirals into recession.
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