NYcarbineer
Diamond Member
"As the NRA pointed out last week, the FBI has preliminarily reported a four percent drop in the number of violent crimes from 2010 to 2011, the 18th drop in the last 20 years. Violent crime is now at about a 41-year low.
Washington Times*reporter Emily Miller*asked*the NRA and the Brady Campaign for their opinions about the trend. The NRA responded that crime has decreased as the number of Right-to-Carry states has risen to an all-time high.
However, Miller noted, "The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence did not respond to requests for comment." Miller added, "Gun‑control advocates are noticeably silent when crime rates decline. Their multimillion‑dollar lobbying efforts are designed to manufacture mass anxiety that every gun owner is a potential killer. The statistics show otherwise."
NRA-ILA | Brady Campaign's Silence is Golden
You are overreaching with cause and effect. Right wingers always find "facts" they think bolsters their zany positions. However, those facts NEVER stand up to scrutiny.
So you think that the FBI statistics are wrong?
You can start by factoring out of the 'violent crime' statistics,
1. all of the violent crime that did not involve guns.
2. almost all of the gang warfare type violent crime, i.e., gang members shooting each other.