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In article <2fa007...@bhars12c.bnr.co.uk>, <sj...@palm50.bnr.co.uk> writes:

> I'm not sure about some of these US arguments about guns. I come from 
> London, England where the violent crime rate is WAY below that in most 
> major US cities. Guns are difficult to obtain in England and controlled 
> by licensing. But of course, as anywhere, you can get one if you so wish 
> on the black market. It's the "gun culture" in the US that I reckon is 
> dangerous, alongside their widespread availability.
> 
> Steve


This is an interesting point of view seeing that the second amendment 
to the US Constitution was included as a result of English actions.  As 
I recall, King George (forgive my lack of knowledge of English history, 
if I am wrong) attempted to take all guns away from the colonists in order 
to subdue the rebellion.  The colonists of course did not go along with 
this and when the Constitution was written, a very intelligent opposition 
group insisted that a list of individual rights (the first ten amendments) 
be included.  These amendments became known as the Bill of Rights, the 
intention of which was to limit the powers of the government.  The guarantee 
of the right to keep and bear arms was included to prevent another 
occurance of the a government attempt to remove opposition and subdue 
the people governed.

And if anyone knows anything about the US, they should know that our 
crime problems are not a result of gun ownership.  It is a result of 
how we treat our criminals.  Maybe Steve could let us know how criminals 
are treated in the UK.

Ed Peace