Re: Gun control doesn't work

<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Melissa
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> >Gun Laws do Not Reduce Criminal Violence According to New Study
> >Contact(s):
> >   Gary Mauser, Professor
> >   Simon Fraser University, Tel (604) 291-3652
> >   Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> <snip>
>
> >Canada
> >
> >The contrast between the criminal violence rates in the United States and
> >in Canada is dramatic.
>
> Translation (per 100,000)
>
>                Homicide     Agg Assault    Robbery
> US               5.5              324              145
> Canada        1.8              143                88
>
> >Over the past decade, the rate of violent crime in Canada has increased
while
> >in the United States the violent crime rate has plummeted.
>
> In 1991 the rate of violent crime in Canada was 1077.3. In 2002 it went to
> 956.5. According to my calculator that works out to a decrease of 11%.
>
> Leading the way were firearm crimes. During that period firearm homicides
fell
> 43% and robberies with a firearm dropped an incredible 57% (271 to 171 and
> 8,995 to 3,833).
>
> Those figures come from Statistics Canada. What dark hole Mauser pulled
his
> from I don't know.

**No-one else does, either. Mauser is no different to Lott. he may be
competent at his chosen profession, but he has no clue about anything else.
Still, the gun nuts will keep pushing these idiots forward, as if they have
some kind of credibility.

See:

http://www.whoismaryrosh.com/


-- 
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au