"It would appear that it is the Brits , rather than Â “ the Gun NutsÂ ” who Â “ claim that when guns are banned people will just use knives insteadÂ ” . Apparently they have moved beyond knives and are simply using whatever tool is available to commit violent crime . They are succeeding at a rate nearly 5 times that of the US `` gun culture `` ."
"You ca n't accuse others of 'slight ( sic ) of hand ' and then produce this ! The same Home Office survey you linked to shows : 17 % of total violent crime was 'common assault with NO injury ' ( i.e . pushing and shoving , spitting at someone or verbal abuse ) 43 % was 'common assault with less serious injury ' ( e.g , a scuffle outside a bar ) 20 % were 'harrassment - no injuries suffered . 5 % were 'other violent crimes ' including carrying a weapon . Only 2.1 % of all violent crime led to a serious injury . The weapon most commonly used is , of course , the fist - in 78 % of all cases . In order to make this comparison make any sense we need to know how the FBI defines violent crime ."
"They are succeeding at a rate nearly 5 times that of the US ``"
"You ca n't accuse others of 'slight ( sic ) of hand ' and then produce this !"