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**Pyuvjzwf** · 08-26-2007, 05:01 PM

Originally posted by Pekka
Wow. This is very interesting. How do you go from 864 to 3821 within less than 10 years? In England? Aside from the fact that they're maniacs, this is an interesting fact. Easy-peasy.

They're counting items such as CS spray, pepper spray and tasers as guns- and they were just about unknown on UK streets in 1998.

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/hosb0207.pdf

Of course, the Sunday Times doesn't bother pointing that out. Nor do they point out that the same stats they refer to actually reflect a fall in fatalities due to gun crime.

Fun with crime statistics, kids. They're always good for a laugh.

08-26-2007, 05:01 PM	#2
Pyuvjzwf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 428 Senior Member	Originally posted by Pekka Wow. This is very interesting. How do you go from 864 to 3821 within less than 10 years? In England? Aside from the fact that they're maniacs, this is an interesting fact. Easy-peasy. They're counting items such as CS spray, pepper spray and tasers as guns- and they were just about unknown on UK streets in 1998. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/hosb0207.pdf Of course, the Sunday Times doesn't bother pointing that out. Nor do they point out that the same stats they refer to actually reflect a fall in fatalities due to gun crime. Fun with crime statistics, kids. They're always good for a laugh.
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