Yeah, we know that
The predictions were dire. The expiration of the 10-year-old federal assault-weapons ban would flood the streets with AK-47s and other weapons of war.
With the one-year anniversary of the expiration of the ban passing quietly last week, the reality has proved much less grim. The assault-weapons ban went out with a whimper, not a bang.
Although precise figures are not available, police in Delaware have not reported an increase in crimes committed with previously banned weapons.
And area gun dealers say they have not seen an increase in demand, possibly because so many guns that had been legally manufactured before the law remained on the market through the decade-long ban.
September 19th, 2005 at 3:56 pm
Scotland tops list of world’s most violent countries
By Katrina Tweedie
A UNITED Nations report has labelled Scotland the most violent country in the developed world, with people three times more likely to be assaulted than in America.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1786945,00.html
September 20th, 2005 at 3:40 am
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