Red Cent 453 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/londons-murder-rate-surpasses-new-york-for-1st-time-ever/ar-AAvpS8m?ocid=spartandhp Link to post Share on other sites
Blackwater 53393 6,037 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 ABC NEWS announced this, (guietly, in the crawl under their morning show picture) yesterday morning. I noticed it at about 7:50 CST while I was sitting in my foot doctor’s office. Kinda pokes holes in this gun confiscation crap that the disloyal opposition is squalling for!! Link to post Share on other sites
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth 6,811 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Sounds like someone has been busy this past century. He was never one to be outdone. Link to post Share on other sites
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life 635 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 12 hours ago, Red Cent said: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/londons-murder-rate-surpasses-new-york-for-1st-time-ever/ar-AAvpS8m?ocid=spartandhp Interesting Here we have a "3 strikes" law that nobody enforces, there they have a "2 strikes" law that nobody enforces, and both sides of the pond seem surprised that violent criminals continue to act violently Regards Gateway Kid Link to post Share on other sites
Sixgun Sheridan 4,467 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said: Sounds like someone has been busy this past century. He was never one to be outdone. I used to have a co-worker I nicknamed Jack the Tripper because he was such a klutz... Seriously though, most of us with a brain know that criminals will always be criminals. Trying to control them simply by taking their tools away is laughable, because they'll find a way regardless. Link to post Share on other sites
Ace_of_Hearts 1,143 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 I say would should ban all knives that can be used as an assault weapon. Peoples lives are too precious to have them ended violently taken from them by such a violent and messy weapon. Criminals and people under 21 should not be allowed to by knives! Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie T Waite 10,818 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 I get amazed at how they all lack understanding especially with the past that all of Europe shares... As the saying goes, those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. (or something like that ) Link to post Share on other sites
Sixgun Sheridan 4,467 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Ace_of_Hearts said: I say would should ban all knives that can be used as an assault weapon. Peoples lives are too precious to have them ended violently taken from them by such a violent and messy weapon. Criminals and people under 21 should not be allowed to by knives! I know you're joking, but the UK seriously considered banning all pointed and large kitchen knives a few years ago. How restaurant chefs were even supposed to be able to do their jobs I have no clue. Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 26,719 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 What if... What if every time a crime was committed the parents of the criminal would see their names pasted on the news. What if every time someone under 21 committed a crime (I say 21 because that’s the new class of the blameless) that the parents be brought up on charges. What if we did this and 20 years from now the lowest crime rates in history are realized and society was more productive, safe and happy? What if... Link to post Share on other sites
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth 6,811 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Sixgun Sheridan said: I know you're joking, but the UK seriously considered banning all pointed and large kitchen knives a few years ago. How restaurant chefs were even supposed to be able to do their jobs I have no clue. Sixgun: Apparently the industry was thinking the same thing and came up with this solution. For real, dude. Link to post Share on other sites
Sixgun Sheridan 4,467 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Knife ban or not, I want one of those! Link to post Share on other sites
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 3,036 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Scotland Yard has a head of knife crime? (in the article). Link to post Share on other sites
Ace_of_Hearts 1,143 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 3 hours ago, Sixgun Sheridan said: I know you're joking, but the UK seriously considered banning all pointed and large kitchen knives a few years ago. How restaurant chefs were even supposed to be able to do their jobs I have no clue. In TEXAS (Yes! Texas, USA) you couldn't carry a Bowie knife........ I believe this restriction have been repealed as of Sep 2017. I find that law ironic! Link to post Share on other sites
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L 2,861 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 59 minutes ago, Ace_of_Hearts said: In TEXAS (Yes! Texas, USA) you couldn't carry a Bowie knife........ I believe this restriction have been repealed as of Sep 2017. I find that law ironic! more of a blade length thing vs. it being a Bowie knife--have one a total of 6" long and your fine--you'll be the laughing stock of the crowd but you'll be legal Link to post Share on other sites
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L 2,861 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Folks, folks, folks, you're missing the bigger picture: another country has overtaken the U.S. in a specific category. We are seeing the decline of Americans wanting to be world leaders. sad commentary on today's youth (as good a group to blame it on as any) Link to post Share on other sites
BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 436 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 An interesting article but I saw nothing about the actual "murder rate". It just gave some total numbers and made no mention of the "rate" which is usually reported in terms of XXnumber per 100,000 population. Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,366 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 1 hour ago, BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 said: An interesting article but I saw nothing about the actual "murder rate". It just gave some total numbers and made no mention of the "rate" which is usually reported in terms of XXnumber per 100,000 population. I was also bothered that they were talking absolute number like 13 or 14 per but as ot happens both cities have populations of about 8.5 Million so it is pointless to argue that point. Now if comparing London to Washington, D.C., Miami, or Chicago, one must use numbers per 100,000. I think they must also be concerned about what area they consider “London”, etc., because such reporting is often skewed by the definition of the jurisdiction. Link to post Share on other sites
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 1,484 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Gun control WORKS !!! IT Makes More Victums out of Law abbiding Citizens !!! Giving up the right and means to defend oneself, is just plain Stupid .... Jabez Cowboy Link to post Share on other sites
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