"England, other countries in Europe, S.Korea. In these countries, murder rates don't come close."
sure, our murder rate is higher than a lot of countries, but most of it is from gang violence. If we didn't have inner city gangstas killing each other, the murder rate would probably plummet. Those of us that don't live in or close to the inner cities ain't got nothing to worry about.
England might have less murders, but CRIME is higher. I think in some places, it's just a matter of time before your dwelling is burglarized. One place I read said something like 1 in 4 citizens in England and Wales has been the victim of some crime. And that's in ONE YEAR! Personally, I don't know anyone that's been the victim of ANY crimes... in their WHOLE LIVES!!
I feel safe that I, and my fellow law abiding citizens are allowed possesion of arms... Everyone's safer when the badguys don't know who's armed!
M@