# The gun song

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gun-song/4017>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 20, 2000, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gun-song/4017 "2000-01-20T04:58:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2000, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gun-song/4017/21 "2000-01-23T06:53:00Z")

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[http://www.guncite.com/gun\_control\_gcgvinco.html](http://www.guncite.com/gun_control_gcgvinco.html)

International homicide statistics table, plus some useful info.

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**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2000, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gun-song/4017/22 "2000-01-22T21:31:00Z")

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MaxTorque: if I understand the table you linked to correctly, the statistics for England/Wales were released in 1997, but are actually for the year 1992? Is this your understanding as well?

_ **\<FONT COLOR=“GREEN”\>ExTank** _\</FONT\>

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2000, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gun-song/4017/23 "2000-01-23T03:08:00Z")

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The chart was released, as I understand it, in 1997, with the most recent available complete data for each country. That year is listed by each country.

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**Author:** ![RoboDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbe5ce/32.png) [@RoboDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoboDude)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2000, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gun-song/4017/24 "2000-01-26T15:57:00Z")

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Has anyone heard Weird Al’s song, “Trigger Happy”?

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Life is a tragedy for those who feel and a comedy for those who think.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Zambezi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Mr.Zambezi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Zambezi)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2000, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gun-song/4017/25 "2000-01-26T20:16:00Z")

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Well I’ll be damned. I just found out that the only reason that by jack knife was mdke for was to slice open my finger. Damn! I am suing.

Jack knifes only hurt people. I bet they didn’t have any knife injuries in the stone age!

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