[Vision2020] Why 30 times more in the U.S.?

[Matt Decker]

A,

Lets see here. The swiss men are issued a pistol and an assualt rifle, yet 
their homicide rate is minimal. HMMMMMM

Matt


>From: "Andreas Schou" <ophite at gmail.com>
>To: "nickgier at adelphia.net" <nickgier at adelphia.net>
>CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Why 30 times more in the U.S.?
>Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 16:12:24 -0700
>
> > I just did some googling on police killed in the line of duty 
>world-wide.  (Is it so rare in European countries that it is not even 
>recorded?) Only the U.S. and the UK came up and the comparisons are 
>stunning.
> >
> > The figures for American police shot in the line of duty runs about 
>50-60 per year. The comparable figure in the UK is 1.8 per year.
> >
> > Can any one explain to me, other than we are a very violent people, this 
>30-1 ratio?
>
>First, we have five times the population of Britain, which brings the
>ratio down to 5:1. Second, since you specifically mentioned "shot", we
>have legal guns, and Britain does not. Problem solved.
>
>-- ACS
>
> > I grieve for our nation in general as well as my dear Moscow,
> >
> > Nick Gier
> >
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