alan
July 18, 2003, 04:01 PM
From the "Regulatory Commissars" File...
The UN's conference dubbed to "Prevent, combat, and eradicate the
Illicit Trade in small arms and Light Weapons in All Aspects"
concluded this week. Once again, the theme was how the UN can
eliminate private-gun ownership around the world, particularly in
the U.S. We are reminded by Yale researcher John Lott that his
colleague, Jeff Miron at Boston University, examined homicide
rates in 44 countries and found that countries with the strictest
gun-control laws also tended to have the highest homicide
rates. For example, in Britain, incidents involving criminals
with guns rose 40% in the four years after handguns were banned
in 1997.
The UN's conference dubbed to "Prevent, combat, and eradicate the
Illicit Trade in small arms and Light Weapons in All Aspects"
concluded this week. Once again, the theme was how the UN can
eliminate private-gun ownership around the world, particularly in
the U.S. We are reminded by Yale researcher John Lott that his
colleague, Jeff Miron at Boston University, examined homicide
rates in 44 countries and found that countries with the strictest
gun-control laws also tended to have the highest homicide
rates. For example, in Britain, incidents involving criminals
with guns rose 40% in the four years after handguns were banned
in 1997.
