Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns From: [J M Spencer] at [newcastle.ac.uk] (J. Spencer) Subject: Fatality facts (was Re: Hungerford Facts (was Re: Part 1 of 3: The Case Against Gun Control)) Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1993 11:38:34 GMT [chopped & edited, atributions may be wrong] [d--m] at [dcs.glasgow.ac.uk] (David Morning) writes: >[a--y--r] at [nmsu.edu] (Nosy) writes: >Ok, have you got the *handgun* death figure for the UK? That's what we're >discussing. >Is it or is it not 25 for a population on 50 million? Annual Abstract of Statistics 1991, page 63: England & Wales 1988 Fatal injury by pistol 7 Serious injury by pistol 37 Slight injury by pistol 61 A serious injury is one which necessitated detention in hospital or involved [any] fractures, concussion, severe general shock, penetration by a bullet or multiple shot wounds. Annual Abstract of Statistics 1991, page 62: England & Wales Reported offences in which firearms were used... 1978 pistol 348 1988 pistol 1321 1978 sawn off shotgun 239 1988 ---- " ----- 451 1978 rifle 6 1988 --"-- 12 Handguns are subject to greater restrictions (I cannot honestly use the word "controls") than any other gun, yet the use of them quadrupled over this period. That's how ineffective our laws are. --Jonathan