A tale of two cities....

[ChrryBlstr]

A very interesting article that I just came across.

"People in the United States have the right to bear arms. People in Canada have the right to not worry about getting shot. I prefer our rights." - Denise Pageau

To be fair, Detroit's population is approximately 3 times as large as Windsor's. However, despite the small distance separating them (the Detroit river), the two cities couldn't be any more different. For starters, the murder rate!

http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2012/1...and-detroit-murder-rates-show-stark-contrast/

Maybe, just maybe, the lack of access to both legal and illegal guns/arsenal in Windsor MAY have something to do with this disparity???

Hmmmmmmmmm....

Peace!

 

[ChrryBlstr]

?Strict gun control is probably the most significant factor,? Frederick said. ?Canada is blessed with a legislature that values strict gun control. In the States ? you know, I can?t speak to their experience ? but a high proportion of their homicides are gun-related. We just do not have that same scenario here in Canada.?

 

[Skulnik]

USA Gun Control

Introduction ? What we are going to do is politically discuss the issues related to gun control.

Does Gun Control Reduce Crime? ? Emphatically no. Never once did it ever do that.

Below are several studies that can be researched on the Internet yourself that document the fact that gun control never reduces crime.

New Jersey ? In 1996 New Jersey passed what was considered to be the most stringent gun laws in the USA. Two years later their murder rate went up 46% and their robbery rate about doubled.

Hawaii ? In 1968 Hawaii passed harsh gun laws. At the time of the legislation their murder rate was 2.4 per 100,000 per year. Nine years later their murder rate had tripled to 7.2 per 100,000.

Washington, D.C. ? In 1976 they passed a major gun control law. They even stopped people from owning guns in their homes. Their murder rate went up 134% while the USA rate for murder dropped 2%.

New York City ? They have some of the most restrictive gun control laws in the world. All sales of any sort of gun are restricted and tightly controlled. 20% of all armed robberies in the USA are committed in New York City and they do not have anywhere close to 20% of the population. This is what happens when the criminals know a certain population is unlikely to be unable to defend themselves.

Chicago, New York City, Detroit and Washington, D.C.- Each of these cities has accomplished a virtual ban on the private ownership of guns. The Washington D.C laws are being fought out in the appellate courts at present. These four cities have 20% of the homicides in the USA yet they only make up 6% of the USA population. This means that restrictive gun control leads to a tripling of the homicide rate. Some one is going to say wait the population in these areas is why the murder rate is so high. Fine we can look at Arlington, Virginia which is a city right across the Potomac River from Washington D.C with sensible gun control laws so the population base should not be that different. Their murder rate is 10% of Washington D.C. (7.0 murders per 100,000 people versus 77.8 murders per 100,000 people in Washington D.C). We can also look to Virginia Beach, Va. a nearby city of 400,000. They have sensible gun laws allowing for easy access to firearms and their murder rate is 4.1 per 100,000.

 

[Mags]

A very interesting article that I just came across.

"People in the United States have the right to bear arms. People in Canada have the right to not worry about getting shot. I prefer our rights." - Denise Pageau

To be fair, Detroit's population is approximately 3 times as large as Windsor's. However, despite the small distance separating them (the Detroit river), the two cities couldn't be any more different. For starters, the murder rate!

http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2012/1...and-detroit-murder-rates-show-stark-contrast/

Maybe, just maybe, the lack of access to both legal and illegal guns/arsenal in Windsor MAY have something to do with this disparity???

Hmmmmmmmmm....

Peace!

Cherry:

Is it possible there could be another reason? Is it just guns?

I'm betting the racial makeup of each city plays a role (yes, I went there)... facts are hard to dispute:

Detroit: 81% African American
Windsor: 2.7% Black

Now THAT will make you go hmmmm........

Everybody tries to ignore the impact of race, trying to look very Politically Correct, but sometimes it can't be ignored.

 

[hedgehog]

Cherry:

Is it possible there could be another reason? Is it just guns?

I'm betting the racial makeup of each city plays a role (yes, I went there)... facts are hard to dispute:

Detroit: 81% African American
Windsor: 2.7% Black

Now THAT will make you go hmmmm........

Everybody tries to ignore the impact of race, trying to look very Politically Correct, but sometimes it can't be ignored.

you are exactly right..:0074

 

[ChrryBlstr]

Cherry:

Is it possible there could be another reason? Is it just guns?

I'm betting the racial makeup of each city plays a role (yes, I went there)... facts are hard to dispute:

Detroit: 81% African American
Windsor: 2.7% Black

Now THAT will make you go hmmmm........

Everybody tries to ignore the impact of race, trying to look very Politically Correct, but sometimes it can't be ignored.

I've NEVER once claimed that it had to be a singular reason. In fact, I believe that it's a combination of SEVERAL factors.

While I would never blame it on race, I would, however, ascribe to both poverty and social class as factors that have helped in this development.

Peace!

 

[Skulnik]

I've NEVER once claimed that it had to be a singular reason. In fact, I believe that it's a combination of SEVERAL factors.

While I would never blame it on race, I would, however, ascribe to both poverty and social class as factors that have helped in this development.

Peace!

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