The US Government nearly passed a bill for Martial Law to take effect

[Human No More]

Thank you for a little sanity in this thread.

...oh, and more guns is not a solution, it's just an extra problem. Why else does the US have the highest rates of murder and armed robbery in the western world? It isn't even 'protection' - what do you think is going to happen to someone with a pistol against someone with an M16, helmet and body armour? They're going to get shot rather than arrested.

[Clarke]

Originally Posted by Human No More

Why else does the US have the highest rates of murder and armed robbery in the western world?

Because lots of other things are screwed up as well. Every male over 18 in Switzerland has a gun, but it also has one of the lowest murder rates.