Here's a little tidbit from the Toronto Star, Sunday, July 28, 1996 which might help add some more murk to the discussion on escalation of violence in media, with special reference to statistics from various countries: FIREARM DEATHS Japan (125 mil pop) 38 homicides by gun (0.3 deaths per million pop) U.K. (58 mil pop) 137 2.3 Canada (29 mil pop) 172 5.9 Switzerland (6.9 mil) 96 13.8 U.S.A. (260 mil) 16,315 62.5 I wonder where Norway would fit into this scheme of things. Chris M. Worsnop Consultant, speaker, workshop leader Assessment, writing, media education 2400 Dundas Street West Unit 6, Suite 107 Mississauga Ontario, Canada L5K 2R8 Email: <[log in to unmask]> Phone: (905) 823-0975 ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]