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Most UK civilians do not have guns either. The UK has ~5 guns (legal and illegal) per 100 civilians. The US has 120 per 100 civilians. https://en.wikipedia.o
by trimbo 6y ago
Most UK civilians do not have guns either.
The UK has ~5 guns (legal and illegal) per 100 civilians.
The US has 120 per 100 civilians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_guns_per_capita_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_g...
- rhizome 6y agoAre you implying that enough people can't be trusted not to shoot at police with their guns that it justifies an armed response to every call everywhere in the entire country?
- burke_holland 6y agoI think it’s more like if you are a first responder, the math tells you whomever you are dealing with has a gun. That changes the dynamic entirely.
- lifeformed 6y agoThe math doesn't say that - the 120 per 100 figure is misleading: obviously everyone doesn't own a gun. About 22% of people report owning a gun. So yes, a high figure, but the chance of someone owning a gun AND currently carrying it brings that number down a bit. I do agree that it's still quite a dangerous situation regardless.
- shadowgovt 6y ago1 in 5 is still far higher than UK first responders have to deal with.
- rhizome 6y agoWell then let's run the numbers: which math are you talking about, the number of guns? My question stands, then. After that, where is the line that changes the dynamic "entirely?"
- chrisandchris 6y agoI‘m not sure whether measuring the number of guns per citizen is a valid measure. Take a look at Switzerland. I think it goes down with many more factors applying at the same time, not just „guns“.