Check out the rape camps of the Christian Serbs against the Muslim Serbs during the Bosnian-Serbian conflict.

@t1nick And the other way. I have a friend, she worked there in those camps as a psychiatrist. She is no friends of the Serbs but she talked a lot about the atrocities committed by both sides. Specially the Chechnyan and Saudi terrorists.

@t1nick But don't you think those raped women would be better off armed?

@zesty. thats why they're terrorists. Lol. Hi Zesty hows it going? Still in Europe?

@zesty. if you consider being shot on sight as preferable, no. No acceptable answer to this quandry.

@zesty Let me clarify. I have nothing against women arming themselves for self protection if they feel the need. However, arming all the women in the conflict you reference may or may not change the atrocities that continue to occur. It might precipitate a shot on sight attitude. While I can understand the feeling that being killed outright may be preferable to the alternatives, I would never disparage a women in this situation for preferring that choice.

Something needs to change. Senseless deaths every day.

if you don't like the Second Amendment go someplace where they don't have it... it's that simple
Gun ownership will never change in the United States there's nothing you can do about it so quit whining and crying about it

@Airbornejoe786 no ones whining or crying about it and I'm not in support of changing the 2nd ammendment so calm yourself. If you aren't willing to have a conversation about safe guarding the right to own guns as well as insuring public safety you are part of the problem. I'm a gun owner myself but I'm willing to take seriously the concerns of those who aren't and the senseless deaths that occur every day.

@Airbornejoe786 The only one i see whining is you

Have a snickers

@SkepticPower31 that is the tough one, eh? You try to talk rationally about the incidence of gun violence and someone gets his panties in a wad freaking out over the 2nd amendment. I don't recall saying that it should be changed. Perhaps I should reread while he pulls his panties straight.

@Knitfreak That's the problem with a lot of gun owning, NRA diehard types. They think gun reform means taking their guns away. All we want is a safe society and yes guns are a part of that but they do have there place which is where the true discussion lies. Some react like kids who's toy your taking away.

You trust our government ? Haha

@SkepticPower31 the government is true only thing that can save us from ourself! From violence by guns or words. Both equally hurt!

@RodLisht wow I legitimately feel sorry that you think that and put that much belief in government. You're way more trusting than I am. . . Or delusional I'm not sure which.

I sincerely hope you are being sarcastic.

With the technology that the government have and the cost of the really effective guns and infrastructure. Have a gun to defend yourself from the government is the equivalent to go to gym in order to get stronger expecting to be able to stop a fully loaded truck coming fast downhill.

@SeanBrown No I'm definitely not being sarcastic.

I was thinking it seemed too low, but then I'm a Hackney boy.

@Envixer Stabbings yes but not shootings. I'm going to check

@Amisja You are correct.
In the year ending in March 2018 there were 29 gun related homicides in the UK. There were a total of 726 homicides in the year (including Manchester and London Bridge attacks).

Actually, I have read somewhere so not certain, that most are accidents.

Ha ,ha during WW2 there was a saying "When the British fired the Germans ducked, when the Germans fired the British ducked, when the Americans fired everyone ducked"

@OwlInASack presumably reduce, with 300 million guns in circulation it's not gonna reduce the two largest contributors to the total being suicide and gang violence.
Don't get me wrong I support adding liability laws to gun laws. Because once capitalist have to pay for gun deaths research will be done on how to best reduce them. Much like the car industry being forced into safer and safer vehicles thanks to insurance lobbyists.

@owlinasack Please cite a source for your (false) information. Here is the truth:
"More than 80 percent of gun homicides are non-gang related. While gang violence is still a serious problem that needs to be addressed, it is disingenuous to assert that the vast majority of our gun problem (even excluding suicides) is caused by gangs."

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Spreading lies anywhere is disingenuous. Doing so here is worse.

@CallMeDave lets see 1000~ deaths are from cops shooting civilians during the 14 million arrest that occur per year, 2000+ deaths are from gang shootings (using your figure), domestic violence shootings 600~, accidental shootings 500~.
BASED on CDC numbers and FBI. I would say gang related firearm deaths are still a significant portion.
Criminal related gun deaths where the person who died had a prior criminal record according to the FBI's page on gun deaths is between 70-76% of all gun deaths.
Ignorance and not understanding how a single demographic is broken down is the same as spreading lies.

To actually solve problems requires a deeper understanding of the facts. This deeper understanding would come from actuaries if we pass liability requirements on firearms similar to cars.

@Antifred lol, yeah it's a shame all those lives saved because of those greedy capitalist

@Antifred I don't care about the motivations.

We didn't actually 'Ban all Guns' we enacted laws to RESTRICT the availability of certain types of guns.
There are set criteria here for gun ownership and purchase of the same, criteria such; 1) need for a firearm, e.eg. a rifle, 2) reason for wanting to purchase same, 3) set regulations on safe and secure storage of same, 4) set regulations on the length of barrel, magazine capacity, rate of fire, safe storage of ammunition, etc, 5) places where same can be used, i.e. on privately owned lands used for farming or grazing stock, etc, and, 6) a complete police record check before a license can be issued.
Should I wish, but have real desire to, own a rifle I can apply at the local Police Station, await the Records Check, pay the license fee, purchase or build a secure storage place for my rifle and ammunition, etc, have it checked to ensure its security and then purchase a rifle in accordance with the laws as set down.
I can, if I were to wish, actually borrow a licensed rifle from a friend who owns grazing or farming land by getting his written permission use it ONLY on his land to shoot vermin for his benefit.

So, I hope you now see, we are NOT Anti-gun here in Australia, we ARE Gun Conscious people and do NOT want a repeat of the Port Arthur Massacre to happen again since 1 life lost to guns is 1 life too many.

@Triphid ,
how about hand guns which are responsible for most of the deaths in the US?

@callmedubious Handguns in Australia are restricted to the public at large for usage on shooting ranges in competitions, etc, and permitted to be carried by Police Officers and Guards on Security Vehicles carrying valuables such as Money, Gems, Gold, etc.
Recently I asked a Security Guard on an Armoured Van while they were servicing an ATM machine what kind of gun they were allowed to carry, his response was quite interesting since he said, " We carry it, it is a 9mm, semi-automatic loaded with stun bullets, 9 shots in the magazine and a spare magazine on our belt, the guard in the truck has a 12 gauge Shotgun with eight rounds in the magazine also loaded with stun bullets, if we were to shoot at an offender, they'd be stunned, bruised and unable to move very much but not injured badly or killed."

@Triphid I love what Australia did. Americans clearly haven't the same value for life.

As a card carrying alumni of the USA Air Cavalry.... I'm thinking we already are.