70 Million More Guns…38% Less Violent Crime
Data released by the FBI on Monday showed that in 2005, the nations total violent crime rate was 38% lower than in 1991, when violent crime hit an all-time high. Rates of the individual categories of violent crime were also much lower in 2005 than in 1991. Murder was 43% lower, rape 25% lower, robbery 48% lower, and aggravated assault 33% lower. The FBI’s report came on the heels of a Bureau of Justice Statistics crime survey that found that violent crime was lower in 2005 than anytime in the surveys 32-year history.
If you think I found this on the front page of the Washington Post, then let me be the first person to welcome you back from Mars. This should be overwelming evidence that guns are not the cause of crime, and that allowing citizens to own and carry firearms IS THE ONLY WAY to reduce crime. But just to prove the agena of the anti-gun clowns, they have focused on the 2% increase in violent crime from 2004-2005. Why is it that no level of proof will change the minds of the so called "open minded" liberals?
As usual, Washington, D.C., which leads the nation in anti-gun laws, led the nation in murder, with a rate six times higher than the rest of the country. Neighboring Maryland, where gun control advocates have been particularly active recently, once again had the highest robbery rate among the states, but also tied for the unenviable distinction of “first place” in murder among the states. However, despite Maryland’s high crime counts, CeaseFire Maryland, the local Brady Campaign cronnies that recently released a paper demanding an “assault weapon” ban, was unable to point to any crimes in the state involving such a gun. And that to would be a good reason to find another cause. But no, my home state of maryland will continue to cause more crime with "strong" gun control laws.
I always thought that thinking people found what works, and does it. I guess if what you are is a liberal, you continue to do what's wrong, and just try to keep us sheeple to stupid to see it.
2 comments:
There is absolutely no open-mindedness among the far left. And it is precisely because they lack any moral compass, having dumped "redneck superstitious religion" for the more manageable--yet far less forgiving--god of secularism and extreme rationality. They simply are incapable of seeing any side of an issue but the one that fits their narrow-minded agenda.
Guns don't kill people--liberal policies kill people.
Guns are not the real problem in the gun/crime debate. People are the problem. People are the ones that make the mistakes and misjudge situations and circumstances that leave us with accidents and unintended deaths. I'm not against gun ownership. I do not believe that anyone should let themselves be weak or molested by anyone. I do believe that gun laws are a necessary part of the picture. I'm not saying that the laws (state or federal) will please everyone or anyone for that matter. Imagine everyone walking around with a gun on their belt because they're afraid that anyone they could meet might be their enemy that they would have to defend themselves against. What's happened to good ole' faith in God? What's happened to loving thy neighbor and loving their enemies? I'm not just talking about on Sunday morning in church, but in real life, every day? The world doesn't need more people carrying more guns. There will always be guns & crime, just like there will always be sin & lawlessness, until Jesus comes again. This world needs more love and more faith in Jesus Christ our Lord- the one and only way to the Father in Heaven. Blessings to all...
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