Quote from: CND AAA Beef on February 18, 2015, 05:31:39 PMEvidently the cheese eating surrender monkeys across the Channel have a firearm homicide rate fairly equivalent to the UK at 0.06 per 100,000 people. And to my knowledge, handguns and semiautomatics can be purchased by civilians, provided you have the appropriate permits.Crucial aspect is that French citizens can only buy guns when they have a valid hunting or sporting permit.
Evidently the cheese eating surrender monkeys across the Channel have a firearm homicide rate fairly equivalent to the UK at 0.06 per 100,000 people. And to my knowledge, handguns and semiautomatics can be purchased by civilians, provided you have the appropriate permits.
Long guns are better than handguns. Why not advocate for less gun restrictions so you can enjoy them as a sport, not just as a tool to feel safer?
Quote from: Meta Cognition on February 18, 2015, 12:07:08 PMQuote from: Madman Mordo on February 18, 2015, 11:41:31 AMI'm not so much questioning the data, but I think you can do better with some of these sources Meta. I'm in the middle of revising my position in light of Flee's data.If you're interested in reading more, I can definitely suggest this site. It usually goes very in depth and provides detailed and sound rebuttals debunking a lot of the most common pro-gun arguments, such as the "more guns = less crime" one.
Quote from: Madman Mordo on February 18, 2015, 11:41:31 AMI'm not so much questioning the data, but I think you can do better with some of these sources Meta. I'm in the middle of revising my position in light of Flee's data.
I'm not so much questioning the data, but I think you can do better with some of these sources Meta.
"U.K. handguns used in crime have doubled since they were banned in 1997"