Truth and myth of the free possession of weapons

The first myth: in the US there are more murders than in any other country in the world, including Russia.

But according to new data, in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union killings occur 4 times more than in America. And the population of these countries remains practically unarmed.

The second myth: most murders happen in a country with a high ratio of weapons per capita.

France, Norway, Finland, Germany, Denmark – these countries – the leaders in Europe by quantity of arms. But somehow, in Luxembourg, where guns are virtually banned, murders per capita happens to be 9 times more than in Germany.

Moreover, the researchers came to the conclusion that in countries where a lot of weapons happen to be less crime.

Example: in England, where, as some like to brag, so peaceful life that the police patrol the streets unarmed, and access to the population to arms overlapped, the number of violent crimes with weapons exceeded America in 2000 and continues to grow by leaps and bounds. At that time, in the United States the growth in the number of weapons is accompanied by a drop in crime.

The third myth: in America, happen the most brutal mass murder.

• 2002, a school in Erfurt (Germany), killed 18 people.
• In 1996, a kindergarten in Dunblane (Scotland), killed 16 children and a teacher.
• 2009, a school in the city of Winnenden (Germany), killed 15 people.
• Murder at the school “Columbine” – the 4th place.

The fourth myth: weapons will not save you.

Every year in USA is recorded from several hundred thousand to 2.5 million cases of use of firearms for self-defense. But such data will not show on TV.

Moreover, it was even podschitano number antiroyany and preorogenic stories shown on TV – the ratio was 11 to 1 not in favor of weapons. It got to the point that antiroyany organizations have developed an 80-page guide on “Preventing Gun Violence Through Effective Messaging”, which clearly describes what and when we need to talk about tougher laws. The answer to the question “when?” is simple – immediately after the massacres.

A few lesser-known facts about the weapon:

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Over the past 20 years, the weapon has flooded into America, but murder with a firearm and other crimes fell by 39% and 69%, respectively.

Almost all cases of mass killings in the US happened in-weapons-free zones.

USA – the world leader in the number of weapons per capita, and 28 the highest number of murders per 100 thousand people.

The rate of violent crime in the US fell from 757,7 per 100 thousand people in 1992 to 386,3 in 2011. of Murders fell from 9.3 to 4.7 per 100 thousand people.

In the USA the weapon 80 times more often used to prevent crime than to commit it.

Despite strict gun legislation in the UK is done 4 times more violent crimes than in the US.

Just last year, the UK is going 2,034 violent crimes per 100 thousand people.

In the US, the figure was 466.

In the UK, 125% more rape victims than in the US.

In the UK, 133% more victims of assaults than in the US.

UK second in the EU for total crime.

In Australia after the ban on the weapon the number of murders increased by 19%, robberies by 69%.

In Chicago, a city with very strict gun laws, the murder rate is increasing every year by about 10-15%. Today it is the most dangerous city in the world.

In the famous town of Kennesaw, where residents were obliged to arm themselves, for 23 years crime has fallen by 50%, robbery – by 89%.

In the twentieth century, the leaders of all countries of the world murdered over 170 million of their citizens. How? Disarmed them.

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