Yet another reason to leave the u.s. There has been another shooting. This time it was a 22 year old girl who was studying to be a doctor! I don't know about the U.K, but I am soooo tired of hearing about all the violence here. I can't wait to get my kids to Oz where they will be safer. I would Rather worry about snakes, spiders and killer jellyfish.
Uk not the same in regard to gun crime, but look at the wide picture of the other crimes. The area that we used to live in has non stop crime. Lots of samurai sword attacks, knife crime, rapes and beatings. We look at the local paper for our old area every week and there is always something there.
you could not walk the streets after about 6 oclock at night in our area for fear of attack or intimidation. I used to cycle to work and had teenage kids try to push me off the bike or chase after me. This was at 7pm at night and 0815 in the morning! Who needs it!
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I never said the UK was crime free, but there is an ocean of difference between kids pushing you off you bike and kids slaughtering a dozen classmates with Tec 9s. A little perspective was all I meant.
That was also a specific part of the UK and you shouldn't really make a generalisation about the country as a whole. Yes gun attacks are on the increase in the UK, but it's still a fraction of a percent of the number that occur in the US.
It's all bloody scary and something that we have to accept as part of everyday living where ever we are.I just hope that the uk dosent become any worse than it already is
What can be done about gun crime?
By Jon Kelly
BBC News
The death of several young people in recent months has led to a great deal of soul-searching about Britain's gun culture. So what can be done to end gun crime in the UK? The death of Rhys Jones in Liverpool shocked the nation
Drugs, urban decay, racism, "gangsta" rap and an absence of positive role models have all been blamed for the recent spate of gun deaths, with Tory leader David Cameron going so far as to blame a "broken society".
But are things really that bad, and what can be done to stop gun crime? 'Focus of attention'
During the past year the deliberate use of guns to take life has risen in England and Wales. According to the Home Office, there were 58 firearms-related homicides in 2006-07 compared with 49 in the previous year - an increase of 18%.
But the overall level of gun crime is falling. Firearms offences in total fell 13% in 2006-07 to 9,608 incidents.
Compared with the US - where 14,000 murders involving firearms were committed in 2005 - the UK is a safe haven.
But 58 deaths is obviously 58 too many but experts are divided on the best course of action.
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I never said the UK was crime free, but there is an ocean of difference between kids pushing you off you bike and kids slaughtering a dozen classmates with Tec 9s. A little perspective was all I meant.
That was also a specific part of the UK and you shouldn't really make a generalisation about the country as a whole. Yes gun attacks are on the increase in the UK, but it's still a fraction of a percent of the number that occur in the US.
I completely understand what you are saying. No intention made to generalise! I completly have perspective!
It was only `an opinion!`
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I understand that Australia has quite high rates of gun ownership but there are strict limits on the kinds of guns (no AK47s?) available and how you can obtain them. I was amazed to read that the recent campus killer in the US had simply walked into a gun shop and been able to buy a load of weapons instantly over the counter after just a few 'background checks'.
I don't often say nice things about John Howard but at least he tightened gun control.
Yet another reason to leave the u.s. There has been another shooting. This time it was a 22 year old girl who was studying to be a doctor! I don't know about the U.K, but I am soooo tired of hearing about all the violence here. I can't wait to get my kids to Oz where they will be safer. I would Rather worry about snakes, spiders and killer jellyfish.
The death of Rhys Jones in Liverpool shocked the nation
