Misconception...
"In 1996, there was a shooting at a primary school in Scotland. 16 children ages 5-6 were killed, along with one teacher. The following year, the UK banned the private ownership of all cartridge ammunition handguns, regardless of calibre. There have been no school shootings since."
-libfreeordie on December 16, 2012 at 10:34 PM
Facts....
Have you taken a look at what happened to the overall crime rate in the UK after gun bans went into effect? Gun crime increased by 89% between 1998 and 2009. In some parts of the country, the number of offences has increased more than five-fold. In eighteen police areas, gun crime at least doubled. The Metropolitan Police now has replaced some of the famously unarmed "Bobbies" with armed patrols on some streets and officers armed with "sub-machine guns" are engaged in routine policing for the first time.Head over to Predictable History, Unpredictable Past
for amazing posts packed with info, facts and references...
"There have been no school shootings since."
ReplyDeleteDuh! Criminals no longer had to go to the gun-free school zones. The entire @#$%! country was turned in to a gun-free zone.