Gun control in the US

A quick google search from commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings

Knife crime is a persistent and worrying concern, especially as it impacts particularly upon young people and the disadvantaged, and various remedies have been tried over the years.
Recorded crime
In the year ending March 2020, there were around 46,000 (selected) offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales. Recent trends in offences have been affected by undercounting in the Greater Manchester Police Force area prior to 2018/19. In addition, due to ongoing problems, data from Greater Manchester Police is not available for the year 2019/20. Excluding figures from Greater Manchester, this is the highest number of offences since the year ending March 2011, the earliest point at which comparable data are available. This increase is directly related with improvements in recording practices.

Homicide
In the year ending March 2019 there were 259 homicides (currently recorded) using a sharp instrument, including knives and broken bottles, accounting for 39% of all homicides – a decrease from the 285 recorded in the year ending March 2018.
Knife crime by police force area
London recorded the highest rate of 179 offences involving a knife per 100,000 population 2Fin 2019/20, a slight increase on a rate of 169 in 2018/19. Durham had the lowest rate of 26 offences per 100,000 individuals (down from 31 in 2018/19).

Proven offences and offenders
In the year ending June 2019, there were 22,306 disposals given for possession of a knife or offensive weapon. Juveniles (aged 10-17) were the offenders in 20% of cases.
Hospital admissions
There were 4,757 finished consultant episodes (FCE) recorded in English hospitals in 2019/20 due to assault by a sharp object. This was a decrease of nearly 8% compared to 2018/19 and 31% higher than in 2014/15.

Originally posted by Blakemore
he doesn’t realise that guns are more effective at killing and don’t serve other purposes like knives and acids do. ermm

That’s your excuse?

@Squalx now compare that to the U.S. 😆

Originally posted by Blakemore
he doesn’t realise that guns are more effective at killing and don’t serve other purposes like knives and acids do. ermm

Killing isn't immoral.

Originally posted by Blakemore
he doesn’t realise that guns are more effective at killing and don’t serve other purposes like knives and acids do. ermm

It's almost like there's a reason the military uses an assault rifle as its main standard weapon and not a knife and bottle of acid.

Originally posted by Robtard
It's almost like there's a reason the military uses an assault rifle as its main standard weapon and not a knife and bottle of acid.

edit......

Ah Chicago every conservatives favorite scapegoat. You do know most of the guns in Chicago get bought in the neighboring state where there are more lax gun control laws right?

How about LA, Detroit, NY city, St Louis, Houston

The point was that developed countries with stricter gun control laws have less violent crime issues.

For England and Wales, we added together three crime categories: "violence against the person, with injury," "most serious sexual crime," and "robbery." This produced a rate of 775 violent crimes per 100,000 people.

For the United States, we used the FBI’s four standard categories for violent crime that Bier cited. We came up with a rate of 383 violent crimes per 100,000 people.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2013/jun/24/blog-posting/social-media-post-says-uk-has-far-higher-violent-c/

Seems the UK still has it's fair share of violent crimes judging vs USA.

Originally posted by Blakemore
he doesn’t realise that guns are more effective at killing and don’t serve other purposes like knives and acids do. ermm

True, guns are far more effective at killing which is why American citizens need them for defending against criminals, terrorists, and a tyrrannical government.

Thanks for making such an important point, "mate." 😉

Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnae
True, guns are far more effective at killing which is why American citizens need them for defending against criminals, terrorists, and a tyrrannical government.

Thanks for making such an important point, "mate." 😉

Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnae
True, guns are far more effective at killing which is why American citizens need them for defending against criminals, terrorists, and a tyrrannical government.

Thanks for making such an important point, "mate." 😉

This is Captain America. He has a shield that deflects bullets to defend America.

This is Donald Blake. He has tools to make cool shit in Norway, but god needed him to defeat evil.

Notice the difference?

The only thing I notice is that you keep posting about fictional characters as if that actually proves something lol.

Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnae
True, guns are far more effective at killing which is why American citizens need them for defending against criminals, terrorists, and a tyrrannical government.

If you hate your country that much you really should leave.

Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnae
The only thing I notice is that you keep posting about fictional characters as if that actually proves something lol.

Jeez, pooty... what has gotten into you? Why you keep following me around forum? I think you need psychiatric help, "mate."

We should have a basic aptitude test for would-be gun owners. Most Rightist would fail.

A wooden gun should then be given as a consolation prize.

Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnae
Jeez, pooty... what has gotten into you? Why you keep following me around forum? I think you need psychiatric help, "mate."

You still butthurt about me pointing out how my country is so obviously superior to yours? You still mad about July 4, limey?

Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnae
You still butthurt about me pointing out how my country is so obviously superior to yours? You still mad about July 4, limey?

Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnae
The only thing I notice is that you keep posting about fictional characters as if that actually proves something lol.