So one person says that there has been a decrease in crime despite an escalation of media and video game violence.
Correct.
There has also been a huge increase in gun sales since the President and Congress have been talking more gun control too and that has been going on for several years now. So it is just as easy to say that more guns, less crime.
Them's the facts.
And the correlation of either is most likely not translatable as causation.
Why not? You'll have to prove that. We've got reams of proof that more guns = less crime. Why, there's even a book dedicated to the subject called...wait for it..."More Guns, Less Crime". It's a VERY informative read.
But the fact is, four or so decades ago, most of us had no worries about some gunman invading a school with the intent of doing mayhem. Schools were not equipped with armed guards and locked doors and lockdowns being a common part of the routine. The kids could have a pen knife on their key chain or a jackknife in their pocket and that was perfectly okay. And guns were just as much a part of the culture then as they are now.
So what's different now?
Media hysteria and increased control by central planners that cannot stand the idea of an armed populace. That would be my guess.
Either way, the facts are we are a far less violent society today when we were kids despite the exponential increase in firearm sales.
Exactly. Its the overzealous media that make us feel like America has become unsafe, when stats show the exact opposite.
Someone mentioned in a different thread that school shootings started in the 70's, and was surprised when I pointed out that the 1st mass school shooting was actually 1764.