Gun crime comparison between the US and UK quoted by Lord Smugly of Conceit-- a.k.a Piers Morgan-- are false. After playing a clip of the loathsome Morgan’s interview with radio host Alex Jones, WXIX’s Ben Swann broke down the FBI crime statistics for 2011 showing that there were 12,664 homicides in the U.S. Of those, 8,583 were caused by firearms. But 400 are listed as justifiable homicide by law enforcement, 260 justifiable homicide by private citizens.” As such, the execrable Morgan has been routinely citing an incorrect figure for the U.S. and also misstating Britain’s gun-related homicide rate in 2011 which was actually 59 NOT the 35 he repeats over and over again. Read more.
