Loughner declined from the army, but passed a background check to buy a gun?

[Occam's Butter Knife]

Originally Posted by Trimm [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Tucson AZ: 500,000+ firearms owned by citizens = 51 murders in 2010.
Chicago IL: Illegal to own a firearm for any reason = #1 city in gun violence in 2010.

Criminals are called criminals for a reason. They will ALWAYS find a way to get guns, regardless of laws. "Gun Control" (i.e. gun bannings) only hurts honest citizens who wish to protect themselves. I live in a house alone and have 4 loaded weapons for a reason.

Correlation does not equal causality.

Pop Chicago 2,853,114
Pop Tucson 543,910

Hmm so the other difference could be population. Maybe its the difference in population density in Chicago has 5x the pop per square mile. Maybe the murder rate is higher because they have White Castle in Chicago.

The UK has a lower murder rate than the US though it has a ban on hand guns. UK has .014/1,000 people while the US stands at .042/1,000. It may not be gun ownership or population density that drives the murder rates.

England does not have White Castle, so by comparison the White Castle theory holds up better that the number of registered guns owners.