'Gun Crime' Rises In So-Called 'Gunless UK'

"Politicians have reacted with alarm to the news firearms offences have risen by four per cent. The rise is set against a generally stable level of crime overall. Provisional statistics show gun crime rose by four per cent in the year to September 2007. Despite this the number of fatalities fell from 55 to 49, including high-profile cases such as the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Liverpool. Serious injuries from firearms fell by 16 percent. Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said violent, and in particular gun crime, is 'still far higher' than ten years ago. Mr Huhne challanged the government to do more: 'Police should be devoting more time to stop- and-searches for knives and guns.'"

Random stops and searches??? Wow.

Okay, where to start. First off, the ministers told the populace that if they did away with gun ownership, crime would go away. Then the ministers passed gun bans and forced our British cousins to turn in their guns. Well, at least the law abiding English did. Which left guns in the hands of who . . . .?

. . . yes, that's right Ministers, you can say it. It won't hurt much. Your actions left guns in the hands of criminals and left your law abiding citizens virtually defenseless.

And so-called "gun crime" continues to rise. The unintended -- but not unexpected -- consequences of gun control.

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Virginia Protest, Counter-Protest Gets Tense

"Tensions escalated as about 100 supporters of a bill that would close the so-called gun show loophole lay on the Capitol lawn to honor victims of gun violence. About 200 opponents surrounded the group holding signs that read, "Here Lie Disarmed Victims . . ."

The full story is here.

Note: The young people who were tragically cut down by the criminal shooter at Virginia Tech were, indeed, disarmed victims. That responsibility lies solely with paranoid politicians and, in this case, VT campus administrators. A few months before the shootings, the Virginia General Assembly failed to act on HB 1572, a measure to permit the carrying of concealed firearms (with a proper license from state government) on campus. It died in a subcommittee. After the bill was thrown out, Larry Hincker, a spokesman for Virginia Tech, the site of the carnage, told reporters, "I'm sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus."

Those students and faculty were disarmed victims. Hoplophobes should quit denying it. If they only had a brain.