OzOne wrote in message ...
On 17 Apr 2007 20:23:52 -0700, Joe
scribbled thusly:

On Apr 17, 10:19 pm, OzOne wrote:
On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:52:31 -0600, "Bob Crantz"
scribbled thusly:

http://69.55.11.240/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=184241

Despite the sad death, It's heartening to see that gun control is
working in Japan and most other nations that take it
seriouslyhttp://www.guncite.com/cnngunde.html

Japan, where very few people own guns, averages 124 gun-related
attacks a year, and less than 1 percent end in death. Police often
raid the homes of those suspected of having weapons.
The study found that gun-related deaths were five to six times
higher in the Americas than in Europe or Australia and New Zealand and
95 times higher than in Asia.
Here are gun-related deaths per 100,000 people in the world's 36
richest countries in 1994: United States 14.24; Brazil 12.95; Mexico
12.69; Estonia 12.26; Argentina 8.93; Northern Ireland 6.63; Finland
6.46; Switzerland 5.31; France 5.15; Canada 4.31; Norway 3.82; Austria
3.70; Portugal 3.20; Israel 2.91; Belgium 2.90; Australia 2.65;
Slovenia 2.60; Italy 2.44; New Zealand 2.38; Denmark 2.09; Sweden
1.92; Kuwait 1.84; Greece 1.29; Germany 1.24; Hungary 1.11; Republic
of Ireland 0.97; Spain 0.78; Netherlands 0.70; Scotland 0.54; England
and Wales 0.41; Taiwan 0.37; Singapore 0.21; Mauritius 0.19; Hong Kong
0.14; South Korea 0.12; Japan 0.05.

Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,
We've been expecting you.

I've seen this BS before. Gun related deaths may be less, but murder
rates are much higher in many of the counrties listed. Much higher in
Europe.

How was Tahoe this year?

Joe

So you think that all other murders couls push Japan up from the
bottom of the list to the US's unenviable position at the top?
I sincerely doubt that.

Of course not. But we're not comparing equal demographics here. Japan is a
tiny country, albeit heavily populated, but nowhere near the landmass or
huge concentration of people found in the USA. Apples/oranges.

Max