2aguy
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Yep........the myth that more guns in the hands of law abiding people leads to more crime...is not just a myth...it is a lie put out by the gun control movement......facts, truth and reality show that they are wrong and that their core belief is wrong.......
Bureau of Justice Statistics: As Gun Ownership Nearly Doubled, Violent Crime Fell 77 Percent
From the link in that article...
Violent Crime Is 16% Lower Than a Decade Ago, So Why Are Gun Sales So High?
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, which uses a slightly different definition of violent crime (it doesn't collect murder statistics, but does include simple assault), says violent crime has plummeted 77% since 1993 with just 18.6 victimizations per 1,000 persons age 12 or older, compared with 79.8 victimizations 23 years ago. It's clear we're living in a much safer world today than just a few years ago, let alone decades before:
Image source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, October 2016.
Yet at the same time, more Americans than ever own a gun.
While the percentage of U.S. households with a gun in them has remained fairly constant since the 1990s at around 45%, the actual number of households has dramatically increased over time.
For example, there were 99 million households in 1995 but over 124 million in 2015, meaning there would have been around 44 million households with guns in them 20 years ago, but 55 million households today.
Bureau of Justice Statistics: As Gun Ownership Nearly Doubled, Violent Crime Fell 77 Percent
From the link in that article...
Violent Crime Is 16% Lower Than a Decade Ago, So Why Are Gun Sales So High?
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, which uses a slightly different definition of violent crime (it doesn't collect murder statistics, but does include simple assault), says violent crime has plummeted 77% since 1993 with just 18.6 victimizations per 1,000 persons age 12 or older, compared with 79.8 victimizations 23 years ago. It's clear we're living in a much safer world today than just a few years ago, let alone decades before:
Image source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, October 2016.
Yet at the same time, more Americans than ever own a gun.
While the percentage of U.S. households with a gun in them has remained fairly constant since the 1990s at around 45%, the actual number of households has dramatically increased over time.
For example, there were 99 million households in 1995 but over 124 million in 2015, meaning there would have been around 44 million households with guns in them 20 years ago, but 55 million households today.
