Japan never had a high murder rate and neither did Australia. Any first world nation with gun control had the same, or less, crime than it did before the gun control was implemented. Australia now has a booming black market, more guns than they did before the ban, and some areas of Australia (like NSW) have a murder rate higher than the US. Same thing in Europe. Their murder rate was lower in 1900 before gun control than it is now.
They're addictive substances that ruin people's lives and last year killed as many people as guns and all car accidents combined. Shooting heroin is not like buying a soda, it kills people. An addict will commit whatever crime they have to do in order to fund that habit. Drug dealing is the root of most of the crime and murder in this country. I'm not talking about marijuana, although plenty of people get killed selling that as well.
Career criminals shouldn't be allowed to have children, because they'll obviously become career criminals themselves.
This link here is an inmate videoing a couple of other inmates stalking around with butcher knives, one even approaches an already bloody inmate who is sitting but turns around when the guy begs off looks like. Then another with his pants of his arse stalks by with the same kinda knife. My point being those aren't shanks.. almost identical in size and shape. Those knives are huge and so this was a planned, coordinated event. Someone was smart. Superior weapons is a huge advantage. I just thought it.. weird to be watching an inmate video other inmates. US prisons are a fkn joke. Stupid liberal policies of prisoner rights allow this crap. http://www.thestate.com/latest-news/article209106644.html