Reply #38: The problem isn't Irish or any other genes, it's America's easy access to guns [View All]

[billbuckhead]

Ireland is one of the least violent places on earth and also ENJOYS one of the lowest gun ownership rates in the world.

BTW, Scotland is regarded as one the most violent areas of Europe and we still beat them in murder and gun crime.

Don't believe me, heres how moderate think tank Brookings Institute puts it:

"Compared with other developed nations, the United States is unique in its high rates of both gun ownership and murder. Although widespread gun ownership does not have much effect on the overall crime rate, gun use does make criminal violence more lethal and has a unique capacity to terrorize the public. Gun crime accounts for most of the costs of gun violence in the United States, which are on the order of $100 billion per year."
<http://www.brookings.edu/press/books/evaluatinggunpolicy.htm>