For the first time in Iceland's modern history, police carried out a fatal shooting early Monday during an exchange of gunfire with a man reported to be firing at cars from his apartment window.
Two police officers were wounded in the shootout that followed a 5 a.m. emergency call from neighbors, Euronews quoted an Icelandic news agency as reporting. The 59-year-old victim from eastern Reykjavik, who wasn't immediately identified, was taken to an area hospital where he died of his wounds.
The British broadcaster referred to its May report on Iceland's crime rate, one of the lowest in the world despite widespread gun ownership. There are about 90,000 guns registered among Iceland's 315,000 people, making it 15th in the world in per capita gun ownership, GunPolicy.org reports.
The author-researcher of the BBC crime study, Andrew Clark of Boston's Suffolk University Law School, attributed the low incidence of violent crime in Iceland to the absence of class distinctions in a country where 97% identify themselves as middle class.
Clark also noted that, unlike in the United States, acquiring a gun involves a more rigorous system of checks, including a medical examination of the applicant and a written test.
Written test? That's how we could eliminate many of our gun owners right there.
Written test? That's how we could eliminate many of our gun owners right there.
Mikeb, your bigotry is showing again.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sick lying criminal coward. Mike is a boigot? You are an ass hole.
DeleteI can't really follow you're thinking on this one Greg. Unless you just want to call names. Or, maybe you get defensive about your own abilities to take tests. You do hail from some of the most backwards states in the country, not the worst, but pretty far down the list.
DeleteMikeb, as I said, your bigotry is showing. My ability to read and write has been demonstrated to various educational institutions and to multiple publishers. And here I am writing to you. You're trying to imply that many gun owners can't read, showing your revolting smugness.
DeleteHere's a clue: You aren't better than the people you hate.
That explains the poor shape Americans have for writing and comprehension. A coward like you is an example of good writing. HA HA HA HA HA HA
Delete"Steve," I'll stand up my writing against yours for an objective comparison any day you want.
DeleteYou can't even respond after I proved you a liar, criminal and coward. I'm still laughing at you lying criminal coward.
DeleteGreg, I have no doubt you'd do well on the written test. It's they psyche exam you'd struggle with.
DeleteMikeb, prove it or stop lying. You're allowing your association with these other liars to corrupt whatever moral character you have.
DeleteThese "others" have proven you are a lying criminal coward.
DeleteNow, on with your lies, criminal coward.
Steve, prove that I've lied, and I'll never comment here again. But it's so much easier for you to accuse than to prove.
DeleteWell, there's proof right there, Greg. I said you'd struggle with the psyche exam. You said "prove it" to something which is an opinion. It's my opinion. Demanding proof for such a thing might be a red flag to a sharp examiner. You should be careful.
DeleteMikeb, now you calling critical thinking a sign of mental illness? Are you from Soviet Russia? For an opinion to be good, it must be based on facts and logic. Accusing someone of being a liar, a coward, or a criminal should all be done with support, not just a feeling.
DeleteYou are the criminal coward who said it would be fine in this world, to beat people up. That's an expression of what you would do, not an opinion.
DeleteNext lie.