[Osem]

It only takes a casual glance at the murder statistics in the UK and US to see how living in the latter - a society in which the right to bear arms is enshrined in the constitution and gun ownership is common - is far more dangerous than living in the former. Many many times more dangerous.

It stands to reason too. It's much easier to kill with a gun than a knife for example and in heated situations where guns are present there's always going to be a tendency to reach for one and use it in a moment of rage.

Anyone who thinks they're safer from crime living in the US than the UK needs their head examined.