[CamB]

Curt - I see what you (and the guy in the article) are saying.

I agree - for instance the stats I found above are only a (small) partial picture, and can give a skewed view of the situation. They certainly don't show the impact over time, and it is hard when different countries measure and report statistics differently.

But IMO the article you link to is equally guilty ---> for instance he refers to higher gun ownership but lower crime in Switzerland vs Germany. As I pointed out above, all Swiss males have a gun. I think I can assume many would not have chosen to or have paid for one, but military service requires it.

I would be interested to see those stats which suggest gun control has caused an increase in crime in the UK and/or Australia. I see reference to it but I am not seeing too many numbers.

I find it odd - I guess I would technically be a "gun control zealot" in the eyes of the writer of that article.

Finally, I think this thread has reached a consensus view that people in the US like to kill and maim one another to a greater extent than other developed countries. That is weird!