How can these people be afraid of gun violence, they live in Britain, they banned guns...right?

[2aguy]

Gun violence is terrorizing this community...in Britain. They could try banning guns....in order to reduce the gun violence...but, oh yeah, they already did that...

Terrified families "too scared to look out of windows" in shooting estate

Families living around a West Derby estate at the centre of a shooting say they are “too scared to look out of their windows” because of scrambler yobs plaguing the area.

Last night a 20-year-old man was shot in the stomach and arm close to Baycliff Road, in what police are calling a targeted attack, before stumbling into a home to search for help.

Residents who witnessed the “mayhem” say they heard “five bangs” just before 11pm with emergency service crews descending on the area around 10 minutes later.

Last night’s shooting is just one of at least 44 that have taken place in Merseyside this year with four of those being fatal.

Hmmmm.....why would British criminals settle differences with weapons...especially guns?

“Criminals who choose to settle their disputes with a weapon do not care about the fear they bring to communities in Merseyside.

 

[Old Rocks]

By God, they need more guns so they can compete with urban areas in the US. After all, 44 for the year is pretty puny, if the had 4,400 by this time, then they could be proud of their record like we are here in the US.

 

[2aguy]

By God, they need more guns so they can compete with urban areas in the US. After all, 44 for the year is pretty puny, if the had 4,400 by this time, then they could be proud of their record like we are here in the US.

You do realize that gun crime is going up in Britain...not down, after 21 years of banning guns....and it never decreased.....so gun control did nothing for them.....

Oh, it did one thing...it increased gun violence....up 42% in London last year, and up all over the country as well....and knife crime, and all violent crime all over Britain...

That is what gun control did for Britain.....

Gun crime in London increases by 42% - BBC News

Gun crime offences in London surged by 42% in the last year, according to official statistics.
The Met Police's figures showed there were 2,544 gun crime offences from April 2016 to April 2017 compared to 1,793 offences from 2015 until 2016.
Knife crime also increased by 24% with 12,074 recorded offences from 2016 to 2017.
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Terrifying weapons haul destined for London seized at Channel Tunnel

This is a terrifying haul of lethal handguns destined for London crime gangs which were seized by officials at the Channel Tunnel terminal in France.

They were discovered in concealed compartments in a trailer attached to a Mercedes van as it prepared to enter the tunnel at the Coquelles terminal.

Border Force officials swooped after a joint investigation by the National Crime Agency and detectives from Scotland Yard’s organised crime unit.

Searches revealed a cache of 79 “viable” 4mm and 6mm handguns and a large quantity of ammunition, all hidden in specially adapted concealments in engine blocks.

Detectives believe the weapons had been smuggled from eastern Europe to be sold to organised crime gangs in London.

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Gun and knife crime soaring in London, official figures show

More worryingly, there was also a rise in the number of guns being fired on London’s streets, up from 239 cases in 2015/16 to 306 cases in the last financial year.

There was also a 20 per cent increase in the rate of knife attacks involving injuries to victims, up from 3,663 to 4,415 in 2016/17.

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“We are concerned about the rise of gun crime and rise of knife crime offences committed by young people and the changing nature of the offenders. “

He said there was evidence that more young people are carrying knives for a variety of reasons including status, criminality and self-protection but said only around a quarter are affiliated with gangs.

He said police were focusing on reducing stabbings by taking weapons and dangerous offenders off the streets and trying to prevent and divert people from crime.
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“With double-digit growth in gun and knife crime - and a youth homicide almost every fortnight - the crime challenge for London is real and serious and has serious impacts for London’s most disadvantaged communities.”
He added: “With 600 victims of serious youth violence each month, the Met needs a new plan to tackle the violence on our capital’s streets if they are to help impoverished communities.
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Violent crime on the rise in every corner of the country, figures suggest

But analysis of the figures force by force, showed the full extent of the problem, with only one constabulary, Nottinghamshire, recording a reduction in violent offences.

The vast majority of police forces actually witnessed double digit rises in violent crime, with Northumbria posting a 95 per cent increase year on year.

Of the other forces, Durham Police recorded a 73 per cent rise; West Yorkshire was up 48 per cent; Avon and Somerset 45 per cent; Dorset 39 per cent and Warwickshire 37 per cent.

Elsewhere Humberside, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Wiltshire and Dyfed Powys all saw violence rise by more than a quarter year on year.

 

[2aguy]

By God, they need more guns so they can compete with urban areas in the US. After all, 44 for the year is pretty puny, if the had 4,400 by this time, then they could be proud of their record like we are here in the US.

Well...if Britain did what we did...their gun crime and violent crime would be going down, not up...

We went from 200 million guns in private hands in the 1990s and 4.7 million people carrying guns for self defense in 1997...to close to 400-600 million guns in private hands and over 15.7 million people carrying guns for self defense in 2017...guess what happened...
-- gun murder down 49%
--gun crime down 75%
--violent crime down 72%

Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware

Compared with 1993, the peak of U.S. gun homicides, the firearm homicide rate was 49% lower in 2010, and there were fewer deaths, even though the nation’s population grew. The victimization rate for other violent crimes with a firearm—assaults, robberies and sex crimes—was 75% lower in 2011 than in 1993. Violent non-fatal crime victimization overall (with or without a firearm) also is down markedly (72%) over two decades.

 

[Old Rocks]

Oh, I see. Down from 4,400, rather than up from 44. Now doesn't that sound just peachy keen. You idiots are so laughable in your backwards logic.