The UK has some of the most strict gun control laws in the world. Owning a gun for self-defense isn’t really a thing over there and only a small handful of people can qualify to have one–and most of them don’t seem to be able to keep it at home where it might be handy to protect yourself.
A lot of people look at UK “gun crime” statistics and argue that those numbers are proof that gun control works and that we should do similarly. Of course, they ignore the fact that our non-gun homicide rate is higher than their total homicide rate, which suggests that there’s more going on than gun laws, but people who think we should follow the UK’s lead aren’t the sharpest crayons in the box.
After all, if those laws worked as advertised, this sort of thing wouldn’t happen.
As fitness fanatics worked out in the packed gym, the three young gunmen calmly walked into the weights room.
Spotting their target, they pulled out a 9mm Scorpion submachine gun capable of firing 1,000 rounds a minute. While terrified gym-goers ran for their lives, the hoodlums aimed the pistol and ‘cocked’ it as if planning to shoot.
It was the day gang war spilled over into what should have been the family-friendly surroundings of Moss Side Leisure Centre. Bizarrely while the terrifying rampage was ongoing, in the room next door police officers were giving a talk on violent crime.
OK, can we just pause here to laugh at the irony?
British cops were right freaking there, and they were talking about violent crime, while it was happening right under their noses. Almost literally. […]
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