1993 to current, down by half here. (There’s more to this. We’ll see if you figure it out.) Gun ownership has skyrocketed in that time. So, how has it dropped by half? France to England, same gun-homicide rate, but France has 5x the rate of gun ownership. Why?
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Ok. This will take a few posts. I’ll let you know when I’m done. First, France/England: They’re very similar countries whose histories are intertwined. Consider, for example, that Brits don’t flip people off, but rather hold up two fingers...
When the French would capture a British archer, they’d cut off his index and middle fingers then send him home. He couldn’t fire arrows anymore. They hold up two fingers to show they’re still a threat. Nothing to do with this. Just an interesting story.
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England and France both have about the same level of poverty (approx 14%). The poverty line is set at 60% of the median income in both countries. Here, for example, it’s set at about 40%. So their poor are less poor, and there are less *of* them.
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Both countries have universal healthcare. Both countries have strong welfare programs to help those who are underprivileged. Both countries lack things like heavy drug sentencing for possession. They both have a much smaller wealth/wage gap than we do, too. (It's getting worse.)
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