Most violent crime (with or without guns) in the USA takes place in large,
heavily policed cities. Rural areas and small towns that have very few
police officers rarely see murders. Fort Wayne, a city of 250,000 has had
nearly 50 murders this year. There are many counties in Indiana that have
not had a murder in decades.
Police cannot prevent crime, they can only investigate it and arrest the
person they think is responsible after it happens. Culture and economics
drive crime, including violent crime, not guns or the strength/weakness of
the police force.
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On 12/14/13 2:01 PM, "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>That¹s interesting, Tina. Thanks.
>
>However, it really irritates me that ³infringe² is increasingly used with
>a preposition, such as ³infringe on rights². It¹s a transitive verb
>which requires a direct object so it should be ³infringe rights². The
>Guardian should know better.
>
>Back to the original point, though: I wonder if larger countries, such as
>the USA, are bound to have more guns owing to the relative sparseness of
>policing. And perhaps there is a correlation between this sparseness and
>the prevalence of gun crime.
>
>Chris
>
>On 14 Dec 2013, at 17:29, Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/18/gun-ownership-gun-deaths-stu
>>dy
>
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