Tankdriver,
My apologies. I did re-read your posts and you are correct. I was incorrect in categorizing you with DA. Your posts do have far more merit however I became a little caught up in the moment.

DieselAddict,
The problem with the statistics provided by Zeus/Canada is that they are firearm related only. Quite obviously the US will have higher rates of all crime involving firearms as they are far more abundant here. What has not been factored, and I have not seen evidence presented to the contrary: After Canada, Britain and Australia passed firearm bans and severe restrictions their crime rates increased. That is an undisputed fact. This may not be directly related to the passage of said laws as correlation is not causation as Bot has pointed out. The US has a violent society, we have major drug and gang problems. Our crime rates will likely be much higher than any of the countries listed simply due to that fact. Again, I ask for proof that gun restrictions actually REDUCED crime. Not crime with guns, crime overall. The distinction is important. Reducing firearm related crime while maintaining the same over all crime percentages does nothing. Except trample my rights. RT

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