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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 945796" data-attributes="member: 1246"> Lower murder rates in foreign countries prove that gun control works.False. This is one of the favorite arguments of gun control proponents, and yet the facts show that there is simply no correlation between gun control laws and murder or suicide rates across a wide spectrum of nations and cultures.&nbsp;In Israel and Switzerland, for example, a license to possess guns is available on demand to every law-abiding adult, and guns are easily obtainable in both nations. Both countries also allow widespread carrying of concealed firearms, and yet, admits Dr. Arthur Kellerman, one of the foremost medical advocates of gun control, Switzerland and Israel “have rates of homicide that are low despite rates of home firearm ownership that are at least as high as those in the United States.” A&nbsp;comparison of crime rates within Europe reveals no correlation between access to guns and crime.<a href="http://haltingarkansasliberalswithtruth.com/2011/01/08/correlation-between-gun-control-and-murder-rates/" target="_blank">http://haltingarkansasliberalswithtruth.com/2011/01/08/correlation-between-gun-control-and-murder-rates/</a>20% of U.S. Violent Crime occurs in 4 cities: New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., &amp; Detroit. These cities have near prohibition laws regarding handgun ownership.1976- Washington, D.C. enacted one of the most restrictive gun control laws in the nation. Effect: Murder has risen 134%while the national murder rate has dropped 2%. New York City - Up 15% between 1998 and 1999. The SAME timeframe that new handgun restrictions came into effect.In 1986, Florida Adopted the Right-To-Carry law, allowing citizens to carry firearms. The results from 1987-1996:Homicide Rate:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; DECREASED&nbsp; 36%Homicide by Firearm:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; DECREASED&nbsp; 37%Homicide by Handgun:&nbsp;&nbsp; DECREASED&nbsp; 41%</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 945796, member: 1246"] [B] Lower murder rates in foreign countries prove that gun control works. [/B] [B]False.[/B] This is one of the favorite arguments of gun control proponents, and yet the facts show that there is simply no correlation between gun control laws and murder or suicide rates across a wide spectrum of nations and cultures. In Israel and Switzerland, for example, a license to possess guns is available on demand to every law-abiding adult, and guns are easily obtainable in both nations. Both countries also allow widespread carrying of concealed firearms, and yet, admits Dr. Arthur Kellerman, one of the foremost medical advocates of gun control, Switzerland and Israel “have rates of homicide that are low despite rates of home firearm ownership that are at least as high as those in the United States.” A comparison of crime rates within Europe reveals no correlation between access to guns and crime. [URL]http://haltingarkansasliberalswithtruth.com/2011/01/08/correlation-between-gun-control-and-murder-rates/[/URL] 20% of U.S. Violent Crime occurs in 4 cities: New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., & Detroit. These cities have near prohibition laws regarding handgun ownership. 1976- Washington, D.C. enacted one of the most restrictive gun control laws in the nation. Effect: Murder has risen 134%while the national murder rate has dropped 2% . New York City - Up 15% between 1998 and 1999. The SAME timeframe that new handgun restrictions came into effect. In 1986, Florida Adopted the Right-To-Carry law, allowing citizens to carry firearms. The results from 1987-1996: Homicide Rate: DECREASED 36% Homicide by Firearm: DECREASED 37% Homicide by Handgun: DECREASED 41% [/QUOTE]

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