who was that british gentleman on FR that used to wax eloquent regards the lower crime stats in beautiful Britain. Seems he was a might premature in his, ah, ejaculations.
The made their choices poorly. Banning firearms from the law abiding made crime more attractive. In nature, a species with few natural enemies tend to over populate. People wonder why crime is so bad, yet do not realize how the legal system is taking away the "natural enemies" of crime.