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Gun Control & RKBA

EdwardBernays

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5. Not just the UK

Reply to librarylu (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 06:43 AM

Oct 2015

The highest murder rate in Europe is Norway at 2.2. The US is 4.7. Like Latvia and Niger.

Yemen is 4.8. Albania and Estonia are 5.0.

Germany is 0.8, Switzerland is 0.6.

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America’s Path to Fewer Gun Deaths [View all] SecularMotion Oct 2015 OP

no, they can't EdwardBernays Oct 2015 #1

Our murder rate is half of what it was in 1994 Travis_0004 Oct 2015 #2

no EdwardBernays Oct 2015 #3

Europeans like their killing more centralized and state sponsored. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #6

eh? EdwardBernays Oct 2015 #7

That's what is acceptable when you manage to disarm your population. ileus Oct 2015 #11

ehhh... no... EdwardBernays Oct 2015 #19

Compare to Great Britain librarylu Oct 2015 #4

Not just the UK EdwardBernays Oct 2015 #5

Right, not just the UK librarylu Oct 2015 #8

The sad thing is EdwardBernays Oct 2015 #9

Mexico? Travis_0004 Oct 2015 #10

I personally EdwardBernays Oct 2015 #13

And very strict gun control laws too. Travis_0004 Oct 2015 #14

laws.. EdwardBernays Oct 2015 #16

most of their murders are gun free gejohnston Oct 2015 #17

Getting a grip on 5 or 6 major cities would solve the whole problem. ileus Oct 2015 #12

Nope... EdwardBernays Oct 2015 #15

the problems with cars and booze gejohnston Oct 2015 #18