Comment Re:arm yourself, no more worries! (Score 1) 2514
> According to the UN, England has the highest crime rate in the world. England, where it's all but impossible to legally own a gun.
You've rather misquoted the article which says that England and Wales have the highest rate of crime amongst the top 20 leading economies.
Partially, this is because the UK uses a very different method of crime recording: the British Crime Survey does _not_ use police crime records, instead it uses polling to determine if people have been victims of crime - it therefore picks up unreported crime which could artificially inflate the figures.
Secondly, you state that it is all but impossible to legally own a gun - this is simply NOT TRUE! I own 2 firearms, kept in my home and can assure you that the process for applying for a firearms certificate is simple: it costs 60 pounds and takes about 2 weeks. Look you can even download the application form: http://www.met.police.uk/firearms-enquiries/pdfs/F F101.pdf
You've rather misquoted the article which says that England and Wales have the highest rate of crime amongst the top 20 leading economies.
Partially, this is because the UK uses a very different method of crime recording: the British Crime Survey does _not_ use police crime records, instead it uses polling to determine if people have been victims of crime - it therefore picks up unreported crime which could artificially inflate the figures.
Secondly, you state that it is all but impossible to legally own a gun - this is simply NOT TRUE! I own 2 firearms, kept in my home and can assure you that the process for applying for a firearms certificate is simple: it costs 60 pounds and takes about 2 weeks. Look you can even download the application form: http://www.met.police.uk/firearms-enquiries/pdfs/
