windwalker wrote:
http://www.criminaljusticedegreehub.com ... us-abroad/
just some sites showing a different narrative
Either way, I appreciate your willingness to discuss this. I too have had firearms training and although I can understand both sides I still believe that people with mental health issues shouldn't have access to firearms.
“Social conditions are fundamental in deterring crime,” says Peter Squires, professor of criminology and public policy at the University of Brighton in Great Britain, who has studied gun violence in different countries and concluded that a “culture of support” rather than focus on individualism, can deter mass killings.
They define "mass shooting" as any single incident in which at least four people are shot, including the gunman. The tracker comes in for some criticism because its definition is broader than the FBI's definition, which requires three or more people to be killed by gunfire.
There's no easy fix to gun violence in this country. As gun rights proponents are quick to point out, municipalities with strict gun laws, like Chicago and D.C., see more than their fair share of gun crime. But it's nevertheless a fact that the level of gun violence we see in the U.S. is like nothing seen in other wealthy Western nations.
But it is the naming of Britain as the most violent country in the EU that is most shocking. The analysis is based on the number of crimes per 100,000 residents.
In the UK, there are 2,034 offences per 100,000 people, way ahead of second-placed Austria with a rate of 1,677.
league of shame
The U.S. has a violence rate of 466 crimes per 100,000 residents, Canada 935, Australia 92 and South Africa 1,609.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling said: 'This is a damning indictment of this government's comprehensive failure over more than a decade to tackle the deep rooted social problems in our society, and the knock on effect on crime and anti-social behaviour.
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The problem is that individuals with those povs are common, way more common than Muslims in this country. However, those individuals will never be considered "mentally ill." And there's no clinical condition that describes them because "mentally ill" people don't do such things.
Right now, they’re fighting each other in Iraq, admittedly,” Carson said, according to the Hill. “But in the long run, I think they would gladly unite against us in their attempt to destroy the United States, our way of life, and Israel. And we have to be extraordinarily careful about any alliances with them.”
As long as they dont act on them they can have any point of view they like.
Unlike people associating themselves with groups outside the US, it would seem the powers that be are tracking them closely. To the point where if they even plan something and its credible enough they'er stopped...
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