> Yes, this explains why the crime rates are so high in countries where > guns are harder to get. If we could just arm everyone, our crime rate > would virtually disappear. Utopia. It's so easy, why don't more people > see it?
I've avoided this discussion, but... The key statistic is the murder rate, not the crime rate. The US murder rate is ten times Japan's. We have the highest murder rate of any developed country, unless you count Russia. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
