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people panic -- if you've got a gun and are having an emotional response of some kind, anger, fear, what-have-you, someone could easily get shot when otherwise they wouldn't

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This is why mall cops and speeding fine issuers should not be armed like they are about to raid an organised crime hiding spot. It's astounding that some countries allow random security guards to have guns. Unless you are highly trained and entering a very dangerous situation you should not have any guns at all.

https://americangunfacts.com

NRA website with some questionable and some nonsensical info graphics.

Not NRA. Sources are hyperlinked at the bottom. Which do you question?

Just to take one example: The UK records violent crimes that are not violent crimes in the US. So yes, violent crimes are higher in the UK. But they’d soar in the US if they’d use the same definition.

Possible! Source please.

Ref:

https://americangunfacts.com/pdf/www-telegraph-co-uk.pdf

"2034[1] vs 466 Violent Crimes UK vs US per 100k people"

[1] The July 2009 Telegraph article says "over 2000"

https://blog.skepticallibertarian.com/2013/01/12/fact-checki...

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-...

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/... (section 5.1)

Excellent, thank you.

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