UK vs US, violent crime meme

[gejohnston]

23. I try

As for this statement, what you mean to say is that even with more guns in the UK, there were still less murders overall? When did the UK start enacting stricter gun control measures? Could you source it, please?

Here is a basic overview.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_the_United_Kingdom

Okay, let's make that safe bet, but that compares to this mother jones article (again, I hesitate to use any news source versus a statistical data source, so I am assuming their chart/reporting is correct - so, disclaimer noted.) which states 49 killers involved in mass shootings since 1982 obtained their guns legally.

Clackamas mall stole his, 1999 school shooters were minors in possession, and their straw buyer went to federal prison. Don't know about the rest. Of course, those are mental health issues more than gun law issues since such events were almost unheard of before 1980. Whitmann had a brain tumor. The bigger issue is the everyday criminals killing each other and hitting innocents in the crossfire. You can thank Nixon starting and everyone else continuing the WOD on that one.

Can you provide your source?

IIRC, it was a printed source I read some time ago, I'll see if I can find it.

How many of Japan's prisons are privately-owned as well? Certainly (my assumption) the incarceration rate doesn't help the overall Culture as it pertains to economic and educational opportunities.

probably zero, which is as it should be
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