tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post4611936670250670977..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: Rare Japanese ShootingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-30893930386584439012009-11-07T10:17:49.311+01:002009-11-07T10:17:49.311+01:00Principe, I think I've made it clear a number ...Principe, I think I've made it clear a number of times that I understand it's not ONLY about the guns. <br /><br />About that suggested research, that sounds like a project for you. My frequent commenters will tell you I don't go in much for that sort of thing.<br /><br />If you do it though, I'll post it here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-92032712719526122422009-11-07T10:02:37.288+01:002009-11-07T10:02:37.288+01:00Mike you can't compare a simple fact like gun ...Mike you can't compare a simple fact like gun availability in the United States to another country like Japan. For one there is the cultural factor where in Japan for the last 60 years there are norms in society that are not present in America. Everything ranging from lower rates of unemployment and wider distribution of wealth in the society to the pacifist element of their constitution. It would be interesting for you to research the crime rate in Japan and see where the highest crime rates are in the country. I would not be surprised if the areas around the US military installations in Japan are some of the highest areas. <br /><br />As an American ex pat living in Italy, how bout looking at a three country case study and include Italy. With America being much larger than Italy and states having different gun control laws, I think you need to find a state with comparable social economic levels, population and gun control laws. While you will not find states with gun control laws similar to Italy, you would immediately see that even in Italy there are different parts of the country with higher and lower gun deaths. You well know that the areas where the Mafia clans of Cosa Nostra and the Camorra are the local de facto governments, there would be a huge increase in the amount of gun deaths in that area while in the Veneto or area around one of the northern areas boarding Switzerland the gun death rate would be lower. <br /><br />Point being there is a huge social and cultural variable in the equation and it is not just about availability.Il Principehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002800517118623115noreply@blogger.com