tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post7837163310600549057..comments2024-03-16T05:00:38.826-04:00Comments on Egnorance: Good news: epidemic of violence against blacks isn't a threat to Ed Braytonmregnorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-91187882954743007312015-09-10T18:40:05.315-04:002015-09-10T18:40:05.315-04:00"There is no correlation between gun ownershi..."<i>There is no correlation between gun ownership, gun control, and murder rate by nation."</i><br /><br />If you account for the type of government and level of systemic corruption there certainly is. The US is around 3 gun deaths per 100,000. No country in the developed western world, most of which have very strict gun laws, come anywhere close to that. <br /><br />Also, when you look at these numbers, make sure that you are looking at gun deaths, not gun murders. <br />William Spearshakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354659259971103985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-33589534883848543672015-09-10T10:20:50.379-04:002015-09-10T10:20:50.379-04:00There is no correlation between gun ownership, gun...There is no correlation between gun ownership, gun control, and murder rate by nation. Semiautomatic long guns are allowed in Canada--with limitations on clip size. <br /><br />In the early 1990's, gun crime plummeted in the US--murder rates went down by 80% over the next two decades. During those two decades, gun control was loosened, and American gun ownership skyrocketed. And gun crime dropped radically. <br /><br />What made gun crime drop radically was good policing and reliable punishment of criminals, all driven by Republican efforts by folks like Guiliani, etc. <br /><br />Murder rates go down when we stop letting Democrats set policy. <br /><br />Now that we are letting BLM and other Democrat tools influence policy, our gun crime levels are skyrocketing again. <br /><br />No surprise. <br /><br />MEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-61091076596313198402015-09-10T08:31:59.047-04:002015-09-10T08:31:59.047-04:00"Canada has one of the highest rates of gun o..."<i>Canada has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world"</i><br /><br />We've been over this before Michael. Most guns in Canada are hunting rifles. And even with that, we are smart enough not to allow automatic and semi automatic. <br /><br />You can't have effective gun control on a city or even a state basis if anyone can drive a few miles and buy one. The last time I checked, there are no security checks at city or state boundaries. <br />William Spearshakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354659259971103985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-34481990087323648402015-09-10T07:42:16.201-04:002015-09-10T07:42:16.201-04:00Michael,
As usual, you're comparing apples wi...Michael,<br /><br />As usual, you're comparing apples with oranges. America has gun violence because of its high ownership of hand guns, often carried concealed. It's difficult to go on a shooting spree with a hunting rifle.<br /><br />Switzerland and Israel have a high 'ownership' of assault rifles, because it's part of their citizens' obligations to be members of self defence forces and to be on call for military service at any time if needed.<br /><br />It's part of being in a well armed and well trained militia - something that's missing with America's love of the gun.bachfiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752055891882312204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-7642999198559719472015-09-10T06:55:29.824-04:002015-09-10T06:55:29.824-04:00Canada has one of the highest rates of gun ownersh...Canada has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world, similar to Sweden (12th highest) , Norway, France, Austria, Iceland, Germany, and Finland--twice as high as Mexico.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_guns_per_capita_by_country<br /><br />In the US, gun crime rates correlate inversely with gun control: Washington DC and Detroit (draconian gun control) have murder rates orders of magnitude higher than Utah or Vermont (very little gun control).<br /><br />Internationally, many countries with nearly universal ownership of assault rifles (Switzerland, Israel) have much lower gun homicide rates than many countries with very strict gun control laws (Mexico, Russia).<br /><br />Gun control has no real correlation with gun crime, except that high gun crime areas tend to have more gun control. <br /><br />In the US, the highest correlate with gun violence is race and political party--most gun crime in America is committed by Democrats in Democrat municipalities. <br />mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-72286831277538609722015-09-09T21:54:42.253-04:002015-09-09T21:54:42.253-04:00" It's evidence that gun control doesn..."<i> It's evidence that gun control doesn't work."</i><br /><br />Really? It seems to work quite well in Canada. Why is that? William Spearshakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354659259971103985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-43562807955313755762015-09-09T21:47:56.839-04:002015-09-09T21:47:56.839-04:00Billy:
All of this gun violence takes place in De...Billy:<br /><br />All of this gun violence takes place in Democrat governed cities with very strict gun control. It's evidence that gun control doesn't work.<br /><br />The violence demonstrates the failure of gun control, not the need for more of it.mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-90897436918208520212015-09-09T21:01:26.027-04:002015-09-09T21:01:26.027-04:00I noticed that you completely ignored that the gun...I noticed that you completely ignored that the guns that are being used in much of this violence is the result of right wing nut jobs and the right to bare arms. William Spearshakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354659259971103985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-59930482003184558662015-09-09T19:46:39.463-04:002015-09-09T19:46:39.463-04:00Vox Day's second rule of Social Justice Warrio...Vox Day's second rule of Social Justice Warriors: they always double down. <br /><br />You are proven wrong, and rather than admit it, you obfuscate. <br /><br />Pitiful.mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-10999246859202399352015-09-09T19:23:06.934-04:002015-09-09T19:23:06.934-04:00Sorry, but forgive me if I don't automatically...Sorry, but forgive me if I don't automatically accept your opinion on things. Your track record is not exactly confidence building. William Spearshakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354659259971103985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-46903218737592173122015-09-09T18:55:53.266-04:002015-09-09T18:55:53.266-04:00Billy:
It is merely a fact that the increase in m...Billy:<br /><br />It is merely a fact that the increase in murders in inner cities over the past year is due to changes in police tactics (no stop and frisk, etc) directly as a result of Democrat policies. New York (where I live) under Diblasio is a prime example. <br /><br />You really don't give a shit about reality. You only care about your liberal fantasies, regardless of how many people they kill. mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-83837755446152427822015-09-09T18:34:51.212-04:002015-09-09T18:34:51.212-04:00Did I deny that violence has not increased? I just...Did I deny that violence has not increased? I just deny that that it is caused by Democrats. <br /><br />I'm 57 years old and the only time I have seen a hand gun is on a cop's belt and in movies/TV. And the gun violence here is almost non-existent. And we have very strict gun laws. What party in the US is the most vocal about the right to bare arms? <br /><br />William Spearshakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354659259971103985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-47652594726470219042015-09-09T16:16:58.306-04:002015-09-09T16:16:58.306-04:00Billy:
"As the The New York Times reported, ...Billy:<br /><br />"As the The New York Times reported, murder is up 76 percent in Milwaukee, 60 percent in St. Louis, 56 percent in Baltimore, and 44 percent in D.C. Blue America is awash in red."<br /><br />Blue America is awash in blood, and the blood is coming from black bodies.<br /><br />Don't you give a damn?mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-9200738323155362122015-09-09T16:15:46.728-04:002015-09-09T16:15:46.728-04:00Billy:
So black lives matter so little to you tha...Billy:<br /><br />So black lives matter so little to you that you deny that fact that blacks are being killed in greater numbers in the US over the past year?mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-58098569484191691392015-09-09T15:23:16.989-04:002015-09-09T15:23:16.989-04:00How can I care about something that doesn't ex...How can I care about something that doesn't exist.William Spearshakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354659259971103985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-79438637769119783722015-09-09T13:46:33.256-04:002015-09-09T13:46:33.256-04:00How do you feel about the Democrat Crime Wave of 2...How do you feel about the Democrat Crime Wave of 2015? It's killing young black men by the hundreds, and you don't seem to care about it. <br /><br />MEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-30799440503011743542015-09-09T13:25:26.801-04:002015-09-09T13:25:26.801-04:00"Liberals cheer the jailing of a Christian cl..."<i>Liberals cheer the jailing of a Christian clerk who asserts her First Amendment rights vis-a-vi gay marriage..."</i><br /><br />Here, I corrected it for you:<br /><br />"<i>Liberals cheer the jailing of a Christian clerk who <b>wrongly</b> asserts her First Amendment rights vis-a-vi gay marriage..."</i>William Spearshakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354659259971103985noreply@blogger.com