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Ann Coulter: Gun Crime Is 'Demographic Problem'

WATCH: Ann Coulter's Jawdropping Claim About Gun Crime
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Ann Coulter made a jawdropping claim about gun crime and minorities on Monday's "Hannity."

The conservative commentator said that she just got back from England, and addressed comparisons of the country's low rate of gun crime relative to the United States.

"If you compare white populations, we have the same murder rate as Belgium," Coulter said. "So perhaps it's not a gun problem, it is a demographic problem, which liberals are the ones pushing, pushing, pushing."

She continued sarcastically, "Let's get more Colin Fergusons and whoever the guy was who shot up Fort Hood. Why are they coming in to begin with?"

Ferguson, who immigrated to the States from Jamaica, and Nidal Malik Hasan, an American and army major serving as a psychiatrist at Fort Hood, killed multiple people in mass shootings.

Coulter added that banning gun magazines would not stop public shootings, claiming that Ferguson had time to reload his gun. He had actually used two fifteen-round magazines during the shooting, and was pinned down and stopped when he was reloading his third magazine.

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Ann Coulter's Controversial Statements
"You're Not Black"(01 of10)
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Coulter told a gathering of gay conservatives, marriage "is not a civil right -- you're not black." (credit:Getty)
Occupy Wall Street and Nazis(02 of10)
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Coulter made an analogy between the Occupy Wall Street movement and Nazis in October. She said that some of the phrases used by protesters could have been said"before the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, and with only slight modification when the Nazis were coming to power..." (credit:Fox Business )
"Radiation Is Good For You"(03 of10)
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In May, Coulter appeared on Bill O'Reilly's show to argue that "radiation is good for you." She was responding to concerns about radiation in Japan post-earthquake, and told a skeptical O'Reilly that levels of radiation higher than the cut-offs set by the government could actually reduce the risk of cancer. (credit:Fox News)
Coulter on John Edwards(04 of10)
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In 2007, Coulter called John Edwards a "faggot." (credit:AP)
Obama's Cocaine Dealer(05 of10)
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Earlier this year, Coulter asked someone to put out an ad looking for President Obama's cocaine dealer. (credit:Fox News)
Ann Coulter v. Princess Diana(06 of10)
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Coulter let loose on the late Princess Diana of all people, calling her an "anorexic, bulimic narcissist." Prior to that, she had called Princess Diana a "nitwit hussy." (credit:insider.com)
Cenk Uygur A "Retarded Person"(07 of10)
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Coulter once called Cenk Uygur, then on MSNBC, "retarded."
Ann Coulter v. journalists(08 of10)
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In May, Ann Coulter told the crowd at an annual CPAC conference that "there should be more jailed journalists." (credit:Frum Forum)
Ann Coulter v. Muslims(09 of10)
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Post 9/11, Coulter had this to say about Muslims: ''We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.'' (credit:AP)
Ann Coulter v. New York Times(10 of10)
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In a 2002 interview with The New York Observer, Coulter said she wished that the Oklahoma City bomber had targeted the New York Times. She said, "My only regret with Timothy McVeigh is he did not go to the New York Times building." Later, she said, "I should have added, 'after everyone had left the building except the editors and reporters.'" (credit:AP)
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