The London Bridge terror attack shows why really strict gun control is a very, very good idea

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• There have been 97 deaths in terror attacks in the UK since 2005.
• In contrast, there have been 366 deaths in mass shootings this year alone in the US.
• Britain has strict gun control, so terrorists are forced to use alternative, less lethal methods.
• The London Bridge attacker was armed with a kitchen knife.
• Strict gun control is a good way to curb terrorism.
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There have been 97 deaths in terror attacks in the UK since 2005. It's an appalling toll, capped yesterday by the stabbing attack on London Bridge in which two people died. 

But Britons should count themselves lucky, in comparison to what has happened in the United States. There have been 366 deaths in mass shootings this year alone in America.

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