Re: Draco's troubles

Fish Eye no Miko wrote:
A.G.McDowell wrote:


On the on-line New York Times, I see that police forces facing
a rising tide of murders


Violent crime is going down in the US. Has been for awhile now. Anyone who says different is scare-mongering, or a politician trying to get a bill passed.


are blaming the fact that people who have guns to hand are using
lethal force in situations where previously both parties would
have lived to regret a stupid punch-up

People have had guns for the whole history of the US. What, they're just NOW learning to use them?

Well, it's a well-kept secret secret that the American Revolution was really a food fight. And the US Civil War, WWI, WWII, etc.

Regards,
John
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