Guns vs Crime - Who's got it right? The USA or the UK.

Over the last 20 years, gun owners in the United States have made significant progress in the right to carry firearms for their own defense. Unlike lawful gun owners in the UK who had their semi-automatic and pump-action centre-fire rifles banned in 1988 and their handguns confiscated in July 1997. Whether this has had an impact on violent crime I leave you to decide.

Right-to-Carry a side arm in USA Source: Radical Gun Nuttery!	Violent Crime in USA Source: U.S. Department of Justice	Violent Crime in UK Source: Crime Statistics for England and Wales
	(vertical line indicates current year)	(vertical line indicates current year)
	"...included are rape, robbery, aggravated and simple assault, and homicide."	"...comprises 'Violence against the person', 'Sexual Offences' and 'Robbery offences'."
Move coursor over year to update map and charts. 1986 . 1987 . 1988 . 1989 . 1990 . 1991 . 1992 . 1993 . 1994 . 1995 . 1996 . 1997 . 1998 . 1999 . 2000 . 2001 . 2002 . 2003 . 2004 . 2005 . 2006 .

If you think the charts have been fiddled, I refer you to the International comparisons of criminal justice statistics 2001 for another data source.