tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984215788964782472.post8684403633207359635..comments2024-03-13T08:32:53.348-06:00Comments on SafeGrowth: The Japanese solution to gun crimeGSavillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000359367472580777noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984215788964782472.post-56325961849675467292017-01-10T20:47:17.016-07:002017-01-10T20:47:17.016-07:00I couldn't agree more Anon. Easily accessible ...I couldn't agree more Anon. Easily accessible guns, guns, guns. That is basically what I was saying. I written that in blogs so many times over the years it just gets redundant saying it again and again. The gun lobby, manufacturers and the NRA (and their Supreme Court pals) controls the discourse, manipulate 2nd Amendment, and condemn us to a future of gun violence and massacres. Thanks for your comment.GSavillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17000359367472580777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984215788964782472.post-43354091735774523612017-01-10T18:07:34.567-07:002017-01-10T18:07:34.567-07:005 times the number of gang members does not answer...5 times the number of gang members does not answer the question of causal relationship since if that was the case then we would expect 5 times the number of incidents: so their 6 would be related to 30 here… not what we have.<br /><br />It is true that Japan and the US share a degree of a violent history, however, we do not share a period where arms were banned, or the concept that the mass of the population should be armed in their private homes.<br /><br />There is one aspect that is obvious to me…<br />we have more guns than people and those guns are private as opposed to a place like Switzerland where the guns are government placed and controlled.<br /><br />We have more guns than the combined armies of NATO which includes the US Army.<br />Seems to me that that might figure in heavily with the equation of gun violence… accessibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984215788964782472.post-69760684317889607212017-01-09T12:19:50.436-07:002017-01-09T12:19:50.436-07:00Thanks Mateja, that is a remarkable and detailed s...Thanks Mateja, that is a remarkable and detailed study of the mass killings in US vs Australia. As I say in my blog, the issue is study-laden and obvious - this research confirms that. I was amazed how clear it was to see the declines in mass killing in the US following the Assault Weapons Ban, and the increase in mass killings when it was repealed. And I was stunned to see how mass killings vanished after the Australian NFA laws! It could not be more obvious... but sadly, in the US this debate has little to do with facts and truth, and everything to do with $$$GSavillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17000359367472580777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984215788964782472.post-64441518522524596542017-01-09T04:13:59.284-07:002017-01-09T04:13:59.284-07:00Thank you Greg! The readers may also be interested...Thank you Greg! The readers may also be interested in this comparative study between Australia and US: <br /><br />https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frederic_Lemieux/publication/281210100_Mass_shooting_in_Australia_and_the_United_States_1981-2013/links/55dba5da08aeb38e8a8b8c74.pdfMatejanoreply@blogger.com