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#11 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2023-02-03 05:26 PM
Just remember that the Guns are never to blame.

Anymore than one would blame for deaths or injuries by other inanimate objects like stones, 2x4s, machetes, bows and arrows, explosives, non-autonomous vehicles, cannons, tanks...

Almost a million people in the US used guns for self-defense or defense of property in 2020, among them abused (ex-)spouses.

That the violent have rights to guns unless they are fully incarcerated,and human life is less important than the right to be armed at all times.

Whether someone is "violent" may be a matter of law or interpretation (psychiatric diagnosis, history, allegations - substantiated/non-substantiated/fabricated) and someone's description or subjective opinion is not in and of itself a reason to deny someone an article of self-defense.

Russians apparently don't have that right, so the crime rate in Russia is much higher than in the US:

Intentional homicide rate - Ranked 21st - 3 times more than United States
Murder rate - Ranked 5th - 12% more than United States
... and so on, even after crime rate in Russia came down significantly after 2008-2011 spike after GFC.

Russia Suffers Gun Crime Explosion as Police Say Cases Have Gone Up by 600%
Nov 23, 2022 " Armed crime is up more than 600 percent in a Russian region bordering Ukraine, according to data from the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In the Kursk region, located near to Russia's border with Ukraine, the number of crimes committed using firearms, ammunition, and explosive devices over the first ten months of this year increased by 675 percent, compared to the same time frame in 2021, statistics show.


Crimes involving the weapons also rose sharply in the Belgorod region and in Moscow, with a rise of 213 percent and 203 percent respectively.

Look in the mirror and take care of your own people and problems. Remove Putin and get the hell out of peaceful countries where uninvited.
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