Unintended Consequences?

[Devonian]

(26 September 2014, 18:46)Scythe13 Wrote: In the UK if a guy wants to mug grandma, he can just go and do it. In the US, grandma pulls out a gun, as does grandma's friends. Suddenly the frail and old become self-protected. Except in the US, you're more likely to be mugged or car jacked by a gang of gun wielding desperados

Why do the massacres happen in gun free zones? They can happen anywhere

Why do the people causing them all take medication that has noticeable side effects, e.g. psychosis? True

Why has nobody tried to bust into a gun toting area of Texas and tried to shoot a load of people? They have:

Texas has been the site of some of the deadliest mass shootings of the past 50 years. Here is a list of the worst mass shootings in Texas history:

1. Oct. 16, 1991: A deadly shooting rampage took place in Killeen, Texas, as George Hennard opened fire at a Luby’s Cafeteria, killing 23 people before taking his own life. 20 others were wounded in the attack.

2 .Aug. 1, 1966: Charles Whitman opened fire from the clock tower at the University of Texas at Austin, killing 16 people and wounding 31.

3. Nov. 5, 2009: Thirteen soldiers and civilians were killed and more than two dozen wounded when a gunman walked into the Soldier Readiness Processing Center at Fort Hood, Texas, and opened fire. Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder.

4. Sept. 15, 1999: Seven people were killed and seven others injured when a gunman opened fire inside a crowded chapel at Fort Worth’s Wedgewood Baptist Church. Some worshipers believed that Larry Gene Ashbrook was pulling a prank and continued singing after the shooting began. The murderer killed himself.

http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/12/...s-history/


Why do the areas with the most legally owned guns have the lowest overall crime rate? Don't know, but it probably has more to do with poverty levels in the respective communities.

The truth is that in the UK we're massively more likely to be caught up (as in become a 'victim') in a crime, especially a violent crime, than out cousins in the US are to be involved in a crime (as a victim); especially a violent crime in the US. The US is statistically much safer than the UK. Granted the odds of getting shot in the US are much higher than in the UK. But you're so much more likely to be victim of ANY violent crime in the UK.

Odds of dying from a gun in the US, very very low.
Odds of dying from a gun in the UK, very very very low.

Odds of being a victim of violent crime in the US, very very low.
Odds of being a victim of violent crime in the UK, very very high. Really, I'm not convinced.

We'll add one more statistic, made simple, for fun...odds of being a victim of a shooting in the US in a heavily gun populated area...near enough zero!

Let's not even start talking about what happens if you beat the crap out of the person trying to mug you...UK - you get arrested for defending yourself. US - the police buy you a Happy Meal and the local newspaper says you're awesome. Agreed!