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Knife deaths US per 100,000 population - 0.6before long you guys are going to have to butter your bread with a spoon
Rise in UK knife attacks leads to a crackdown and stokes public anxiety
Although the number of fatal stabbings has mostly held steady over the past 10 years, headline-grabbing attacks and an overall rise in knife crime have stoked anxieties.apnews.com
amd then when people kill each other with spoons you guys are fucked,,Knife deaths US per 100,000 population - 0.6
Knife deaths UK per 100,000 population - 0.08
What were we saying about thinking?
Stabbing Deaths by Country 2024
worldpopulationreview.com
But, you guys will beat us on those stats too.amd then when people kill each other with spoons you guys are fucked,,
O almost forgot about forks,,But, you guys will beat us on those stats too.
Yeah, mostly good ideas. I live alone, and have over 220 acres. I have plenty of room for target shooting. So I normally lock up the guns except a couple shotguns and my everyday carry handguns.Show them how the gun is locked in a secure cabinet when not in use with the ammo in a locked separate box. Then show them guns shouldn't be carried in public places and and pellets/bullets/shot must be contained within your own land, or the land where you were given permission to shoot. Don't let a minor hold a shell or bullet, loan the gun for them, one shell/bullet at a time. Gun safety is important.
Yup, but you will just out-pace us on fork attacks too. Americans will be no. 1 at cutlery violence.O almost forgot about forks,,
you guys do have forks dont you??
In America, that's ok, the norm. In the UK, the safety level is not there in what you wrote, and definitely no guns in public. So as I would enjoy owning and using a gun here, your gun application would be declined. But that just reflects in the stats between the two countries. It's fine considering yourself and being gun safe, but your open gun system just allows far too many unsafe ones causing the problems. That's why there's such campaigns in America to have similar gun policies as other countries, too many spoil it for you.Yeah, mostly good ideas. I live alone, and have over 220 acres. I have plenty of room for target shooting. So I normally lock up the guns except a couple shotguns and my everyday carry handguns.
As far as guns in public, even though it isn't required in my state, I hold a concealed carry permit. I helped my kids and grandkids get their training and permits.
12 years old is a good time to start gun safety training. I actually was given my first gun at 8 years old. I never allowed my kids to have a gun without supervision until they were 16. At 16 in my state they can hunt small game alone. At the same time, 18 is the age they could carry a weapon concealed in public.
Nobody in my family, or anyone I know actually, has ever had an accident.
Outside of military service, the only time I shot anyone was in self defense. That person was on my property at 2am, and pointed a weapon at me. I didn't kill them, but it was dark and my shot went in the shoulder instead of the brain. Lucky for them my sks wasn't loaded with hollow points that night.
Knocked them down, and I stopped the bleeding for the 90 minutes or so it took the sheriff to arrive.
I think you need to adjust your city slicker attitudes to allow different rules when you live like I do.
Any idea how many legal vs illegal guns are in the UK? My own curiosity is all.In America, that's ok, the norm. In the UK, the safety level is not there in what you wrote, and definitely no guns in public. So as I would enjoy owning and using a gun here, your gun application would be declined. But that just reflects in the stats between the two countries. It's fine considering yourself and being gun safe, but your open gun system just allows far too many unsafe ones causing the problems. That's why there's such campaigns in America to have similar gun policies as other countries, too many spoil it for you.
No idea. Gun crime is so low, in over fifty odd years, never had the urge to find out. Unless you know, I can Google it, UK sites will probably appear at my end much more easily.Any idea how many legal vs illegal guns are in the UK? My own curiosity is all.
Apparently gun ownership varies around the 30% mark each years. Taking a handgun to a tank fight? I don't gun nuts have thought it through, especially when they say they need such high holding magazines because the accuracy is crap.In over 200 years, our nation has never needed privately held firearms to defend our freedom
We have a more powerful weapon………Freedom of speech, a free press and the vote
The idea that private gun owners need AR15s to fight our government is offensive to freedom loving Americans
No idea. Gun crime is so low, in over fifty odd years, never had the urge to find out. Unless you know, I can Google it, UK sites will probably appear at my end much more easily.
we have to catch up to you to outdo you on ways to kill people,,Yup, but you will just out-pace us on fork attacks too. Americans will be no. 1 at cutlery violence.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Maybe we've had more deaths by tea pots and tea cups?we have to catch up to you to outdo you on ways to kill people,,
Thanks, I'll read that link. I have had a few illegal immigrants come through, but only a few that crossed my fences. The ones that I encountered, I never thought about shooting them as they were not threatening me. Same with other trespassers, I just ask them to leave.ozro
Some reading here -
Some states here -
Firearm Crime Statistics: England & Wales - House of Commons Library
This briefing looks at statistics on gun crime in England and Wales. It uses police recorded crime data to evaluate trends over time and to compare crime between police force areas, with a section focussing specifically on gun crime in London. Type of offence and type of weapon used are also...
I'll see if I can find an estimated number and update this post.
If we had mountain lions, bears, rattle snakes, bob cats etc.. and I stated that was my reason for a firearm, then would be a valid reason. Bit tricky if you live in the middle of London and you want a gun to shoot immigrants.
I read your links, still following the auxiliary links. But it does say at both links the most shootings are committed by criminals and gangster. I honestly don't know what the answer to that is. It appears that even that type of crime is much much lower in UK than here. But if you ever get to Arizona, let me know. I'll let you shoot on my private range as much as you like.ozro as of march 2023 there were 615,627 legally owned firearms, 57% being rifles.
Yeah, the majority seems to between criminals, one gang on another. If I ever pop to the US, it'll be to see relatives in Kenley, NC. So it depends on commuting time from there !!I read your links, still following the auxiliary links. But it does say at both links the most shootings are committed by criminals and gangster. I honestly don't know what the answer to that is. It appears that even that type of crime is much much lower in UK than here. But if you ever get to Arizona, let me know. I'll let you shoot on my private range as much as you like.
The taxpayers foot the bill for everything. That's been true at least since the Roman empire and likely before that.ozro the estimated number of illegal firearms in the UK is unknown, it's thought not to be many. I Googled everywhere and the nearest thing I got was -
How many unlicensed firearms are in the UK?
Answer (1 of 5): The short answer is, nobody knows, because they aren’t registered or counted. Beyond that, it’s quite obviously “not zero” because criminals do manage to get hold of firearms. On the other hand, because firearms are relatively scarce and expensive and the same weapons circulate ...www.quora.com
The other thing is, gun crime is creeping up, the obvious reason being immigration. Some 70% of crime is down to immigrants, and most of that is between immigrants. And who picks up the police bill for these shithole scallywags? The tax payer.
