Saturday, January 25, 2014

MAIG

Mayors Against Illegal Guns

ok this is sensationalist crap but it has more info than i wish to go find
http://www.stopillegalmayors.com/

Basically
a) a number of the mayors on the list withdrew or never joined so numbers are inflated
b) they have a very high number of illegal activity amongst them, maybe criminals shouldn't be making rules?
c) illegal guns by their very nature already are illegal ...
d) most of the stuff they are proposing is anti-gun not gun control IMO

1,000 knife crime victims in London each month, shocking new figures show

1,000 knife crime victims in London each month, shocking new figures show 

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/1000-knife-crime-victims-in-london-each-month-shocking-new-figures-show-8681511.html

 

Murder rate increasing amid epidemic of knife and gun crime

Murder rate increasing amid epidemic of knife and gun crime

The murder rate has risen in England and Wales in the past year, crime figures are expected to show next week.

8:38PM BST 11 Jul 2008

FBI Uniforn Crime reports Expanded Homicide Data Table 8 2001

FBI Uniforn Crime reports Expanded Homicide Data Table 8 2001

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8

Murder mysteries

Murder mysteries

Official figures showing a sharp drop in China’s murder rate are misleading

Apr 6th 2013

http://www.economist.com/news/china/21575767-official-figures-showing-sharp-drop-chinas-murder-rate-are-misleading-murder-mysteries

Fact Sheet: Guns Save Lives

Fact Sheet: Guns Save Lives

Monday, 29 September 2008

https://www.gunowners.org/sk0802htm.htm

TEN MYTHS ABOUT GUN CONTROL

TEN MYTHS ABOUT GUN CONTROL

Table of Contents

  • MYTH 1 -- Public opinion polls
  • MYTH 2 -- The purpose of a handgun
  • MYTH 3 -- Armed citizens don't deter crime
  • MYTH 4 -- Licensing and registration
  • MYTH 5 -- Foreign gun control works
  • MYTH 6 -- Crimes of passion and guns
  • MYTH 7 -- Semi-autos should be banned
  • MYTH 8 -- No `right' to own a gun
  • MYTH 9 -- Concealed carry laws are dangerous
  • MYTH 10 -- Gun control reduces crime
http://people.duke.edu/~gnsmith/articles/myths.htm

Guns and Self Defense

Guns and Self Defense


http://www.cato.org/guns-and-self-defense

New Interactive Map Shows the Number of Times Guns Have Saved Americans

New Interactive Map Shows the Number of Times Guns Have Saved Americans


http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/15/new-interactive-gun-map-shows-the-number-of-times-that-a-gun-has-saved-someone/