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   On 07 Feb 2024 at 17:55:47 GMT, "The Natural Philosopher"   
    wrote:   
      
   > On 07/02/2024 17:45, TimS wrote:   
   >> On 07 Feb 2024 at 04:52:58 GMT, "Scott Alfter"  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> In article ,   
   >>> TimS   wrote:   
   >>>> Well they are good at cutting off their noses to spite their face:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> 1) Not controlling guns severely   
   >>>   
   >>> ...because that's working so well for you. /rolleyes   
   >>   
   >> Certainly is. I just compare the annual number of murders by firearms in the   
   >> UK (35 in 2021) with that of the US (7,500 to 10,000 or so).   
   >   
   > In the UK disputes tend to end in grievous bodily harm, at worst. There   
   > are a lot of stabbings on the streets but no one gets shot.   
   > Guns are hard to come by and carry extreme penalties if convicted with one.   
   >   
   > The problem is not that NRA dudes are rampant murderers, but that guns   
   > are so available it becomes the weapon of *choice*. For any nutcase.   
   > Here it tends to be machetes these days...or a stolen vehicle   
      
   Friend Scott overlooks that with a knife, there is some chance of running away   
   from the situation. Rather less so if Chummy can plug you with his handgun   
   from a distance.   
      
   --   
   Tim   
      
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