Have a great day #offtopic and remember, stay armed, and stay safe! Here are your citations: The US had a 11.5m total arrests last year out of a population of 340m, both violent and nonviolent. That's a general crime rate, both violent and not, of 3,38% 3,382 per 100k (per capita) The UK had a violent crime rate of 10.625, after a 23% rise 10,560 per 100k (per capita) for just violent crime http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/2015-07-16 In short: the US has less crimes in proportion to its population than the UK has for just violent crime ttp://www.gunfacts.info/gun-control-myths/concealed-carry/ Concealed carry states have lower violent crime rates http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18319/priorities-for-research-to-reduce-the-threat-of-firearm-related-violence 3 million firearms saves http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cdc-study-use-firearms-self-defense-important-crime-deterrent http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-07-02/quietly-congress-extends-ban-cdc-research-gun-violence http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/12/08/458952821/congress-still-limits-health-research-on-gun-violence http://www.businessinsider.com/congressional-ban-on-gun-violence-research-rewnewed-2015-7 Government cover up of gun stats https://www.crimesolutions.gov/ProgramDetails.aspx?ID=413 http://www.gunfacts.info/gun-control-myths/concealed-carry/ Concealed carry states have lower violent crime rates http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18319/priorities-for-research-to-reduce-the-threat-of-firearm-related-violence 3 million firearms saves http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cdc-study-use-firearms-self-defense-important-crime-deterrent http://crimeresearch.org/2013/12/murder-and-homicide-rates-before-and-after-gun-bans/