Posted on 08/04/2007 9:50:00 AM PDT by kiriath_jearim
When 16-year-old Abukar Mahamed was chased by a gang on bikes, shot and left to die in a south London estate last Thursday, he became the fifth teenager to be gunned down on the capital's streets since January.
Those five deaths are not the only frightening statistic: there have been more than 3,500 gun incidents in London over the past 12 months; thousands of guns are said to be on the streets; the capital has more than 200 gangs; the average age of black Londoners murdered by a gun is 19; the average age of black Londoners charged with murder using a gun is also 19; on top of the five gun victims, nine other under-18s have been stabbed to death in London this year.
(Excerpt) Read more at society.guardian.co.uk ...
Listing the skin color of Londoners is racism, racism I tell you. Color has nothing to do with the gang crime. Racism.
There are no guns in London.
Do they mention how many knife killing they have had this year?
When I was in London this spring they had 3 attacks, and several deaths, in a single week.
Everbody knows IC3 Rifles are evil
Knives are next. You will soon only be allowed round-tipped knives in the kitchen. That will solve everything.
Gun crimes? Death? Mayhem? In London?
I thought they had gun control over there! There are laws and everything!
So criminalizing guns has worked out fabulously!
Locking blade knives are illegal.
How is that possible? Guns are illegal there!
When guns are outlawed...
The #1 method of murder in england is bludgeoning.
Mainly being kicked to death
You are being sarcastic, right?
Ban FEET!
Which of course means that only the criminals have guns.
Which of course means that only the criminals have guns.
This will be blamed on the USA.Our weak gun laws you know.
I believe in the truth and facts....it's sarcasm.
When you had the Virginia Tech massacre, everyone over here was bemoaning American gun laws. I felt like a heretic when I pointed out that the reason the guy managed to kill so many was that no-one else was armed, due to the strict gun laws on the campus.
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