>>>From wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_States) >>> >> >>Walter, >> >>Please use a real source for your arguments. Wikipedia can be edited by anybody and contain anything they wish to publish. I wouldn't base any argument on, nor believe any argument based on wikipedia. > >Still people use sources that are directly related to Pro-Gun groups. How is that a ceditble source ? > >But since you asked: > >http://www.gun-control-network.org/GF01.htm >http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/phb/HTML2003/march03html/article4p48.html >http://www.aic.gov.au/media/2000/20001122.html > >The problem is that the dicsussion is way too polerised. There is no objective stance within the US unless you analyse the FBI stats yourself. > >But this should not be neccesary >Look at western Europe whether the average homicide rate is 5 times lower than the US. Should the US not look outside their little box and see what we do differently to handle this?? Sure gun-control probably is not the only thing that is neccesary (Adressing poverty to name another one). > >IOW, isn't it time to look at WHY there is such a difference between europe and the US and how the US can learn from europe, trying to deal with the issue ?? > >Can anyone list a reason WHY the european model will not work in the US?
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