[Cincinnatus.45-70]

Does he mean other gun control countries like Switzerland?

What a jackass communist. If you subtract the violent crime rates per capita of the largest Democrat-controlled cities from the US numbers, the US is as safe and peaceful as Europe. It’s not the guns, it’s the DemocRats!

[Ken H]

Many dem cities in New England and the Northwest are safe and prosperous. Is there something you're overlooking?

[daniel1212]

Does he mean other gun control countries like Switzerland?..If you subtract the violent crime rates per capita of the largest Democrat-controlled cities from the US numbers, the US is as safe and peaceful as Europe. It’s not the guns, it’s the DemocRats!

In 2007, the Small Arms Survey found that Switzerland had the third-highest ratio of civilian firearms per 100 residents (46), outdone by only the US (89) and Yemen (55).

Many Swiss see gun ownership as part of a patriotic duty to protect their homeland. ..Unlike the US, Switzerland has mandatory military service for men. All men between the ages of 18 and 34 deemed "fit for service" are given a pistol or a rifle and trained. After they've finished their service, the men can typically buy and keep their service weapons, but they have to get a permit for them.

Roughly a quarter of the gun-toting Swiss use their weapons for military or police duty. In 2000, more than 25% of Swiss gun owners said they kept their weapon for military or police duty, while less than 5% of Americans said the same.

In addition to the militia's arms, the country has about 2 million privately owned guns — a figure that has been plummeting over the past decade.

People who've been convicted of a crime or have an alcohol or drug addiction aren't allowed to buy guns in Switzerland. The law also states that anyone who "expresses a violent or dangerous attitude" won't be permitted to own a gun. Gun owners also have to prove they can properly load, unload, and shoot their weapon and must pass a test to get a license. - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/switzerland-high-rates-gun-ownership-why-doesnt-no-mass-shootings-a8230606.html

[RetiredTexasVet]

Right on. Subtract the Progressive shitholes and the US is safer and more peaceful than Europe is NOW!!!

[Garth Tater]

"Does he mean other gun control countries like Switzerland?

What a jackass communist."

Thank you for the laugh!


ps. I don't always read the articles before posting either

[ZULU]

Quora is liberal claptrap first off, and second iff i have no time to read this mass of garbage.
I have a statistician on guns. His name is Dr. Lott, he is a professor who has written TWO books that show that, in America more guns mean less crime.

[VTenigma]

He did a pretty complete job dancing around the melanin component.

[Svartalfiar]

What a jackass communist.

I know FR tradition is to not click on links, but at least read the excerpt (or some of it). You may learn that the content is opposite the title before you make jackass comments.

So, in summary, the other states of the world who pride themselves on their low gun violence stance… I’m happy for them, but I don’t think they should be patting themselves on the back so hard.

[Armscor38]

Leave out certain urban areas in Michigan and the state is as safe as many Western European nations.