d the crime consequences that came from gun ownership. He half jokingly suggested that having a gun readily accessible must make a person more able to commit a violent action in the heat of anger. This viewpoint does not reflect any actual theory but only the views a person might have about guns linked to violent crime. Another reflection about guns not being a large part of British society can be seen in a comparison of major newspapers in both countries. Thorough my research I looked at the New York Times, the British Guardian and the British Independent. When using the word gun in search of the past years archives of the New York Times, I received 1423 hits, mostly related to gun control issues and crime in the United States. The same search of both of the other newspapers gave me 930 hits, with roughly half of the articles relating to gun issues of the United States, coarsely one fourth relating to issues in other countries, and approximately one fourth relating to guns in Great Britain. The United States employs 74,493 officers endowed wit the responsibility to carry arms and make arrests. Each of these must follow rigorous training in firearm skill and appropriate usage. It is uncommon to an officer, even a university police person not carrying a firearm. This is dissimilar to the British system in which only a few officers have the rights to carry arms, and are strictly regulated about when they can use them. It is important to note that these variations reflect two different countries with contrasted values about gun usage, and does not reflect a moral distinction.Also, the United States has more homocides than does Great Britain. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigations crime report, the United States, in 1997, experienced 6.7 homicides per 100,000 people, 4.61/100,000 were firearms related. Conversely, in the same year, Great Britain had 1.41 homicides per 100,000 people, 1.41/100,000 of which were gun related. Th...
