Comments on: So simple

By: Austin Mike

Austin Mike — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:56:51 +0000

The most disarmed nation in history was Carthage. Forget disarming the population, they were slaughtered, dispersed, enslaved. When the fighting was over, the ground was sown with salt so that nothing would grow where the demolished city had been. Even the Mongols didn’t quite go that far.

By: Ed Buckby

Ed Buckby — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:54:31 +0000

The Frogs? One would think, HOWEVER, their gun laws are most similar to ours than about any other country in Europe. In France, you can buy a rifle or shotgun from a gun store with an official government ID. I think handguns are a little more restricted, BUT you can get them.

Notice that France’s violent crime rate is much lower than Englands.

I think a better question is to ask NOT what country is the most disarmed but what country has best disarmed criminals. Isn’t that what people should really be concerned about?

By: Phelps

Phelps — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 20:32:50 +0000

I would vote for Russia off the top of my head. A country swimming in weapons, and none of them owned by the People.

By: gunner

gunner — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 20:14:59 +0000

The problem for me in the Swiss model, is that every one of those firearms are registered. That is nothing short of telling the gov where to go to seize them if they decide to one day.

By: 3yellowdogs

3yellowdogs — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 13:00:39 +0000

Let’s look at it the other way. The most armed may be Switzerland, where, I believe, each home (or maybe it’s homeowner) is required to own a firearm. Veterans of the Swiss military keep their rifles for home use.

Is Switzerland the most violent country in the world? I don’t have statistics, but doubt they’d make the top 25.

By: t3rrible

t3rrible — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 04:47:00 +0000

UK , all the rest have never had guns in the first place.

By: d

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 04:17:58 +0000

I’d go with the Frogs.

By: Rustmeister

Rustmeister — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:09:22 +0000

I’ll go with Russia

By: BOB

BOB — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:55:33 +0000

Since Japan has always had a tradition of keeping the peasants unarmed, I believe the correct answer would be the UK, which includes Scotland, England and Wales.

See which three top the UN’s list of most violent countries in the developed world :

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1786945,00.html

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 20:21:16 +0000

I would say Japan