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To: Ilaine who wrote (107862)4/5/2005 11:59:59 AM
From: Mary Cluney  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 793926
 
Looking at the statistics, it looks like murder rate correlates with gun ownership. Also, the death penalty does not seem to deter murder.

Percent of households with a handgun:

United States 29
Canada 5
United Kingdom 1

Murders committed with handguns annually:

United States 8,915
Canada 8
United Kingdom 7

Total Population

United States 295,000,000
Canada = 32,000,000
United Kingdom = 59,000,000