And yet as more people own and carry guns with little to no training......
Over the last 26 years, we went from 200 million guns in private hands in the 1990s and 4.7 million people carrying guns for self defense in 1997...to close to 400-600 million guns in private hands and over 17.25 million people carrying guns for self defense in 2018...guess what happened...
-- gun murder down 49%
--gun crime down 75%
--violent crime down 72%
Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware
Compared with 1993, the peak of U.S. gun homicides, the firearm homicide rate was 49% lower in 2010, and there were fewer deaths, even though the nation’s population grew. The victimization rate for other violent crimes with a firearm—assaults, robberies and sex crimes—was 75% lower in 2011 than in 1993. Violent non-fatal crime victimization overall (with or without a firearm) also is down markedly (72%) over two decades.
Funny how you start your numbers right when we got background checks and gun control. Yes those were really effective at lowering crime, thanks for sharing.
Funny how you can't explain how background checks stop criminals who use straw buyers....who can pass any background check, or steal their guns.
You can't explain, how criminals are stopped...when they are using illegal guns despite your background checks......
Funny. So should we abolish speed limits and motor vehicle laws?
Wow...that stupid debate point.
The way you stop crime is by punishing the ones who actually commit the crime..... in Chicago, St. Louis, D.C.....all of the democrat murder capitols....... they keep letting repeat gun offenders out on bond, and out of prison in under 3 years.....that is how you allow criminals to keep using guns for crime.
The way you actually stop it...if you really want to stop it...... is life in prison without parole for any real crime committed with a gun......and a 15-30 year sentence if you are a criminal caught with an illegal gun..
That will dry up illegal gun crime over night as soon as you sign that into law.....
The democrats keep letting the gun felons out of jail on bond, and out of prison on short sentences...today in Chicago the Police Superintendant called out the States Attorney for letting felons with guns...caught again and again, out on bond.....