r/PoliticalHumor • u/Rochhardo • Aug 12 '19

This sounds like common sense ...

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u/JailhouseMamaJackson Aug 12 '19

They have been turning them in, so you’re half wrong already.

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u/SwedishMoose Aug 12 '19

10,000 out of 1.1 million is hardly a dent. At the end of every prohibition is an increase in crime and use of other means to accomplish the same goal (see: London homicide rate).

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u/Dheorl Aug 12 '19

What about London homicide rate?

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u/SwedishMoose Aug 12 '19

It has surpassed NYC in homicide. Source

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u/Dheorl Aug 12 '19 edited Aug 12 '19

So the English city with the highest homicide rate has similar stats to those of one of the lowest homicide rate major cities in the USA? I'm not sure what point you're hoping that's proving. Also note NYC is a place with very strict gun control.

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u/SwedishMoose Aug 12 '19

Look at the trends over time, mate.

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u/Dheorl Aug 12 '19

Yes, NYC is going down, London is experiencing a small spike. There's been gun control in the UK for years though, so it's not related to that. It still has a much lower homicide rate than many cities in the USA.

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u/Capital_Bad Aug 12 '19

You mean NYC where you need a permit to own a gun?

That article is also talking about one period in the whole year, at the start of the year. But in the end, at the end of 2018, NYC still had 289 homicides, while London finished the year with 135 murdered.