The Great Crime decline at the same time 287 million guns were sold

[Hafar1014]

So who can explain why crime went down at the same time 288 million guns were sold. I thought guns cause crime


Key Crime Trends & Data

• The "Great Crime Decline": Violent crime rates fell by roughly 49%–71% between 1993 and 2022, according to FBI and Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) data.
• Historic Lows: By 2024, violent crime rates were over 50% lower than their 1991 peak, with property crime rates down by over 60%.
• Murder Rates: After a spike in 2020–2022, homicide rates have dropped significantly, with 2025 data suggesting some of the lowest levels since 1900.
• Specific Declines: Major reductions occurred in robbery, burglary, and motor vehicle theft.

U.S. gun sales have surged significantly over the last few decades, particularly peaking around 2020, with over half of all currently circulating firearms manufactured since 2010. While household ownership percentages have fluctuated, total volume increased drastically, driven by handguns, self-defense trends, and record demand during COVID-19.
Here is a breakdown of trends and key data points regarding gun sales and ownership over the last 40 years:

Key Trends & Data Points

• Massive Volume Increase: More than 287 million firearms are estimated to have been sold in the U.S. since 1986, with over 50% sold in 2010 or later.
• The 2020 Surge: Sales hit record highs in 2020 with roughly 22.68 million estimated purchases, driven by pandemic-era uncertainty.

 

[kyzr]

Taking criminals off the streets reduces crime, who knew?

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Statistics

www.ice.gov

 

[gipper]

You dumb cons gave up on the 2A when you supported government thugs murdering a man because he was armed. Of course had this happened under Genocide Joe, you cock suckers would have been furious.

******* hypocrites!


Say Goodbye to the Second Amendment---and Most of the Others as Well! •
RON UNZ • FEBRUARY 2, 2026
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As acclaimed journalist Glenn Greenwald noted in his own discussion of the incident, not only were the facts absolutely clear-cut in this particular case, but it was equally obvious that all the government officials were blatantly lying. Greenwald particularly condemned the “Israelization” of American society, in which anyone killed by the government is immediately denounced as “a domestic terrorist.”

One of the main excuses provided by Trump’s minions was that the victim had possessed a perfectly legal handgun for which he had a permit, a handgun that he had never touched let alone attempted to draw. For many decades conservatives had always expressed their fervent support for the Second Amendment, so Greenwald noted how strange it was that so many of them had now totally reversed their position on that issue.
https://www.unz.com/runz/say-goodbye-to-the-second-amendment-and-most-of-the-others-as-well/

 

[Independent thinker]

Taking criminals off the streets reduces crime, who knew?

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Statistics

www.ice.gov

Democrats certainly didn't know. They still don't. Locking up criminals is racist and we can't have racism.