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[chadskin]

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Number of times police threatened to use a firearm:

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The lack of police firearm violence in Norway likely has to do with the fact that most Norwegian police are unarmed. Not so with Norway as a whole: With 31.3 firearms per 100 people, the country ranks 11th in the world in terms of the rate of gun ownership. But private ownership of a gun remains tightly regulated and is mostly limited to the country’s hunters.

Norwegian gun ownership is dwarfed by the United States’ staggering rate of 101.05 firearms per 100 people, a statistic that makes Americans the world’s top firearms owners. With so many guns floating around, it’s virtually impossible to imagine a scenario in which U.S. cops would ever agree to disarm like their Norwegian counterparts.

The fact that Norwegian police release these statistics at all is also a remarkable phenomenon. Efforts to combat police violence in the United States have been hampered by the lack of reliable statistics. In the absence of government figures, media organizations have begun systematically tracking the issue. So far this year, 587 people have been killed by police, according to the Guardian’s count.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/0...orways-non-existent-level-of-police-violence/

Staggering to see. When will you get your shit together, USA?

 

[darkwing]

how do you have more guns than people America?

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

how do you have more guns than people America?

it's pretty simple, actually.

 

[CrocMother]

That's a horrendous hit %.

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

how do you have more guns than people America?

freedom

 

[Interfectum]

how do you have more guns than people America?

Misread... we love our guns and Obama scared us so we bought more.

 

[Jigorath]

how do you have more guns than people America?

The police over here aren't very good at their jobs.

 

[mcrommert]

Hmm..weird

Also in a country with very little crime or violence

Man I can't figure out why this is /s

 

[Dusk Soldier]

It looks like it would literally take a war to get gun count down to respectable levels.

 

[Bodacious]

how do you have more guns than people America?

Well, I have 4.

I know a guy in his early 60's who currently owns about 100 and will own over 600 total after his father and uncle pass away. Almost all antique duck guns (i.e. shotguns).

 

[ItIsOkBro]

how do you have more guns than people America?

Need one for your house, car, and to open carry.

 

[Coins]

Number of people killed by police firearm use:

Number of people injured by police firearm use:

Number of times police threatened to use a firearm:

Number of shots fired by police offers:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/0...orways-non-existent-level-of-police-violence/

Staggering to see. When will you get your shit together, USA?

What do you propose we do? Lol. Criminals are armed as well. No law abiding citizen that exercises gun ownership is going to give up their guns. It's too late to fix.

 

[Alavard]

how do you have more guns than people America?

 

[Majine]

The previous year, the number of hurt civilians was up 200% tho.

Scandinavia, you just won't stop this barbarism.

 

[Syriel]

Staggering to see. When will you get your shit together, USA?

So what you're saying that that Norwegian police need better aim?

Seriously though, that is some impressive restraint. Good on them for policing without needing to shoot every time someone farts.

American police could certainly improve on that front.

 

[Jpop]

What do you propose we do? Lol. Criminals are armed as well. No law abiding citizen that exercises gun ownership is going to give up their guns. It's too late to fix.

Nothing is ever too late to fix, the only issue is we as a country need to try and fix the issue first.

 

[Dalek]

Nothing is ever too late to fix, the only issue is we as a country need to try and fix the issue first.

*knock, knock*

Hello sir, I'm from the government. We're trying to make the country a better place, will you please turn over those legally purchased guns to us? Pretty please?

 

[Corronchilejano]

The previous year, the number of hurt civilians was up 200% tho.

Scandinavia, you just won't stop this barbarism.

Actually from 2012 to 2013 the number of people injured by the police went up so badly it's rate is undetermined.

 

[Grym]

So you're saying when law enforcement shoots in Norway, they miss 100% of the time?

Time to move the crime family overseas.

 

[chadskin]

*knock, knock*

Hello sir, I'm from the government. We're trying to make the country a better place, will you please turn over those legally purchased guns to us? Pretty please?

Tax 'em hard, offer them an additional monetary incentive if they turn over their weapon and stop selling weapons at Walmart. Sure, realistically, you're not going to bring the US down to Norway levels within a year, probably not even a decade or longer but you gotta start somewhere some day.

 

[cjp]

The UK also released some figures today for England and Wales.

Out of 14,864 firearms operations (31/03/2013 - 31/03/2014) firearms were discharged on 2 occasions.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...and-wales-financial-year-ending-31-march-2014

 

[TheOMan]

how do you have more guns than people America?

NRA, lobbyists, and government officials that like blood money.

 

[storafötter]

how do you have more guns than people America?

Most gun ownership here is related to collection weapons, hobbyists or hunting. It helps a lot that there is a lack of paranoia or fear in relation to owning or using a gun. I find it interesting that still we have a lot of ownership of guns than many other countries.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Tax 'em hard, offer them an additional monetary incentive if they turn over their weapon and stop selling weapons at Walmart. Sure, realistically, you're not going to bring the US down to Norway levels within a year, probably not even a decade or longer but you gotta start somewhere some day.

You'd have a better chance outlawing the manufacturing of firearms than you would getting people to willfully surrender them. And the chance for the former is still pretty much nil (considering the government buys them).

 

[Dalek]

Most gun ownership here is related to collection weapons, hobbyists or hunting. It helps a lot that there is a lack of paranoia or fear in relation to owning or using a gun. I find it interesting that still we have a lot of ownership of guns than many other countries.

I don't think I know one person that is a gun owner. The majority of them horde them, like nuts with a squirrel.

 

[mcarlie]

A wealthy country of roughly 5 million people who to a large degree live outside of major cities doesn't really compare to the U.S.

 

[NickFire]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Norway#Religion

Although people have freedom of religion, over 83 percent are Christian, and a Christian faith was at one time the state religion. But I'm sure that has nothing to do with how peaceful their culture is.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

A wealthy country of roughly 5 million people who to a large degree live outside of major cities doesn't really compare to the U.S.

It also helps that Norwegians don't live in a constant state of fear and paranoia.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Hey I wonder how many people Norway has than the US.

 

[King_Moc]

A wealthy country of roughly 5 million people who to a large degree live outside of major cities doesn't really compare to the U.S.

Ahh, the "you can't compare any other countries to America" argument. Sure you can. The OP literally just did it.

 

[ReadingRambo]

Ahh, the "you can't compare any other countries to America" argument. Sure you can. The OP literally just did it.

And shouldn't have. That's what he's saying. Scandinavia is much more socioeconomically homogenized. At least, I don't think poverty is an epidemic in Norway.

 

[BadHand]

Hey I wonder how many people Norway has than the US.

Pick a state, any state you like with approx. 5million people living there...

And shouldn't have. That's what he's saying. Scandinavia is much more socioeconomically homogenized. At least, I don't think poverty is an epidemic in Norway.

This isn't a defense though, it's clearly a major part of the problem.

"you really can't compare the two, Norway is far less fucked up than the US".

 

[mcarlie]

Ahh, the "you can't compare any other countries to America" argument. Sure you can. The OP literally just did it.

You can compare the U.S with any country that you want but this is still a poor comparison.

I'm not saying that the U.S shouldn't have stricter gun control, or that if you compared the U.S with Europe as a whole they would be equal in this regard, but comparing the U.S with Norway is going to result in widely different statistics for other reasons than policy.

 

[King_Moc]

And shouldn't have. That's what he's saying. Scandinavia is much more socioeconomically homogenized. At least, I don't think poverty is an epidemic in Norway.

So you should only compare America to countries which are identical? So then what's the point?

 

[ReadingRambo]

Pick a state, any state you like with approx. 5million people living there...



This isn't a defense though, it's clearly a major part of the problem.

"you really can't compare the two, Norway is far less fucked up than the US".

Fine. Disarm the police to Norwegian levels and they'll get merc'd in the streets in parts of many cities.

 

[AkuMifune]

So you should only compare America to countries which are identical? So then what's the point?

There isn't one. That's the point.

 

[YoungFa]

Fine. Disarm the police to Norwegian levels and they'll get merc'd in the streets in parts of many cities.

You got fuck up cops and fucked up people then, at least compared to Norway.

 

[ReadingRambo]

So you should only compare America to countries which are identical? So then what's the point?

There isn't a point.

You got fuck up cops and fucked up people then, at least compared to Norway.

Are you not aware of this?

 

[BadHand]

Let's pick Alabama. 4,849,377 people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...t_officers_in_the_United_States,_January_2014

Ctrl+F Alabama

1 of 1 results. Aww, well that didn't last very long.

Aren't we talking about gun discharges? People complaining about apples and oranges...

They much prefer to pump chemicals into your veins in Alabama.

Fine. Disarm the police to Norwegian levels and they'll get merc'd in the streets in parts of many cities.

Umm, yeah, we know. And this is a problem too.

 

[TheGrue]

Sounds like they're bad shots to me....

Spoiler

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Tax 'em hard, offer them an additional monetary incentive if they turn over their weapon and stop selling weapons at Walmart. Sure, realistically, you're not going to bring the US down to Norway levels within a year, probably not even a decade or longer but you gotta start somewhere some day.

You'd have a better chance outlawing the manufacturing of firearms than you would getting people to willfully surrender them. And the chance for the former is still pretty much nil (considering the government buys them).

Start taxing ammunition then. Like ridiculous levels of taxing.

 

[ReadingRambo]

Maybe Minnesota, it seems like a pretty homogeneous place to me. 5,457,173 people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...t_officers_in_the_United_States,_January_2014

Ctrl+F Minnesota. 0 of 0. Wow, it made it one month!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_..._officers_in_the_United_States,_February_2014

Ctrl+F Minnesota. 2 of 2. Aww.

It's weird because you're just posting this for yourself. The guy who said to pick any state with 5 mill people was suggesting you'd find this to be the exact case.

 

[BronsonLee]

Staggering to see. When will you get your shit together, USA?

When will Norway learn how to aim?!
CAN'T STOP FREEDOM

 

[Joni]

What incompetence. So many bad cops to fire.

 

[fanboi]

There isn't a point.


Are you not aware of this?

Why shouldnt we compare western contries against other western countries?

 

[ReadingRambo]

Start taxing ammunition then. Like ridiculous levels of taxing.

Gun lobby is way to strong too let that happen. Guns aren't going away in America.

 

[ReadingRambo]

Why shouldnt we compare western contries against other western countries?

Why not just any country against any other? You know the answer, and it applies to this case as well.

 

[lemmykoopa]

Apple and oranges imo. Low rate of poverty in Norway, thus less need to commit crime, theft etc.

Also Norway is a cold and dark country for a big part of the year and there is a big connection between crime and hot areas.

 

[PeskyToaster]

wait until the zombie breakout and all your cops just miss all the time.

 

[params7]

Norways judicial and prison systems are miles ahead.