Dee Dee <[email hidden]> scripsit in
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Quoted message said:http://www.benbest.com/lifeext/murder.html#usa
in the late 1990's
Canada is not listed as one of the ten safest countries to live in
with regard to murder rates.
We are in the latter part of the 2000's so those statistics are a
decade out of date. Amazing how people think they can pull out old
stuff to derail a discussion.
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/011218/d011218b.htm
For more recent numbers, consult:
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060720/d060720b.htm
At any rate, not being armed does not result in more murders per
capita, nor are those murders committed with firearms as a
predominant weapon (this was established previously).
"Between 1991 and 2000, rates of property crime fell 34%, driven in
part by reductions in breaking and entering."
"During the past four decades, years with higher rates of per capita
alcohol consumption and unemployment tended to be associated with
higher rates of homicide."
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/050629/d050629b.htm
Higher rates of homicide would include bar brawls and domestic
disputes that end up in the death of one or the other, or both.
But still, we're talking about small numbers.
"Canadian police services reported 658 homicides in 2005, 34 more
than in 2004."
"There were 222 victims killed by a firearm in 2005, 49 more than the
previous year. This is the third consecutive annual
increase in firearm homicides. Handguns accounted for about 6 in 10
firearm homicides."
So, of 222 victims killed with a firearm, 133 were killed with a
handgun. This is for the entire population of the country for a
whole year.
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search for a superior moral justification for
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