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476. What Are the Police for, Anyway?

Freakonomics Radio

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The Second Amendment, the Right to Bear Arms

The decision to use force that a us. Officer might make on their daily shift is rarely run up the chain of command, especially if the situation calls for urgency. It's estimated there are 120 guns for every 100 us Residents. How about the u k? About five guns per 100 people. Many fewer police in the u k. Are armed in england and wales, only about four %. Last year, just three in a population of about 60 million were fatally shot by police.

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