The chart above was inspired by a similar one featured by We’ve had a massive decline in gun violence in the United States. Here’s why.” In contrast to the widely embraced narrative, perpetuated by liberal politicians and the media, that gun violence in America is getting worse all the time, the data reveal that the exact opposite is true. According to data retrieved from the Centers for Disease Control, there were 7 firearm-related homicides for every 100,000 Americans in 1993 (see light blue line in chart). By 2013 (most recent year available), the gun homicide rate had fallen by nearly 50% to only 3.6 homicides per 100,000 population.
in his recent Wonkblog post titled “But there’s another possible reason for the decline in gun violence overlooked by Ehrenfreund – the significant increase in gun ownership, illustrated above by the dark blue line in the chart. Based on data from a 2012 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report (and additional data from another Wonkblog article “There are now more guns than people in the United States“), the number of privately owned firearms in US increased from about185 million in 1993 to 357 million in 2013. Adjusted for the US population, the number of guns per American increased from 0.93 per person in 1993 to 1.45 in 2013, which is a 56% increase in gun ownership that occurred during the same period when gun violence decreased by 49%. Of course, that significant correlation doesn’t necessarily imply causation, but it’s logical to believe that those two trends are related. After all, armed citizens frequently prevent crimes from happening, including gun-related homicides, see hundreds of examples here of law-abiding gun owners defending themselves and their families and homes.
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December 6, 2015 at 5:16 am
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December 6, 2015 at 3:12 am
Reblogged this on America at War and commented:
As gun ownership rises, gun violence declines…………everywhere EXCEPT gun=free zones
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December 6, 2015 at 6:16 am
Thanks for the link!
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December 6, 2015 at 1:18 am
LOL! Man, you cons are dumb. There have been fewer and fewer owners of guns for generations now. Fewer people just “own” (or sell to whoever they please) more guns. Most all crime rates, along with all sorts of other indicators, began to drop precipitously exactly one generation removed from RvW. It’s no coincidence. There is no scientific evidence to suggest guns make you safer, and instead show your likelihood of being shot rise by about 400%. So, as usual, you guys are morons.
JMJ
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December 6, 2015 at 1:51 am
Jersey, what planet and alternative universe are you living on?
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December 6, 2015 at 6:17 am
Ditto.
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December 6, 2015 at 1:56 am
Here is one you will probably like on your site. https://whatyouthoughtiwentaway.wordpress.com/2015/12/05/why-carry-a-gun-state-law-doesnt-trump-the-u-s-constitution-if-you-want-to-carry-do-so-its-your-right/
Why Not Carry a Gun? State law doesn’t trump the U.S. Constitution if you want to carry do so it’s your right ! Jim
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December 6, 2015 at 6:18 am
Good one.
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December 5, 2015 at 11:31 pm
Rare Sunday address will come from East Room at 8 pm. Time to click of the pro game and face West. What’s with the East Room, is there a call to prayer about then?
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December 6, 2015 at 1:57 am
Listen to Obama? What for, haven’t we had enough lies? I’m going for NFL football. Jim
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December 5, 2015 at 9:58 pm
You are quoting facts. Facts are meaningless to the nuts on the left.
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December 5, 2015 at 10:13 pm
Facts are a devilish thing aren’t they? But few care apparently anymore. Keep your powder dry.
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December 5, 2015 at 6:25 pm
Of course the left will ignore this because it doesn’t fit the narrative or the agenda, never let the facts get in the way of a good argument…
Thanks for sharing this!
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December 5, 2015 at 10:12 pm
One would never know would we unless some blogger somewhere took the time to do the figures. Where is the media?
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December 5, 2015 at 2:24 pm
This was great and on the nails, particularly timely. Thanks I reblogged at my spot, Jim at We the People
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December 5, 2015 at 4:49 pm
Thanks for the link.
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December 5, 2015 at 8:11 am
An enlightening statistic would be separating gun violence by legal gunowners from gun violence committed by illegal gun owners. Surely legal gunowners are not.cruising the streets of Chitown, Baltimore, NYC etc on the weekends hunting down the unemployed yuts and gunning them down. And surely legal gunowners are not into driveby shootings of five year olds and other assorted innocent bystanders. Now that would prove to be an interesting statistic for Barry Hussain Mohammed Bin Obama, President Valjar and Atty General Loretta Lynch to chew on with their mess a jowls and black eyed peas.
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December 5, 2015 at 8:30 am
Excellent point. Take out Black crime an it would be almost nil is my hunch. Facts are stubborn things aren’t they.
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December 5, 2015 at 2:22 pm
“An enlightening statistic would be separating gun violence by legal gunowners from gun violence committed by illegal gun owners.”
Exactly right, peter….it’s almost freakish that stat hasn’t been studied…
We need to also get more Americans to notice that it’s usually in the tightest gun-controlled states that murders are taking place…like California, Colorado and Illinois!
It still sticks in my craw SO badly that Obama’s never addressed black on black crime in Chicago alone……..
but let a white cop shoot someone, even in self defense, and it’s all hell to pay…….
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December 5, 2015 at 4:50 pm
We are in agreement with this one Z. Take the gang bangers out and we would have few.
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December 5, 2015 at 8:08 am
Reblogged this on Rifleman III Journal and commented:
Demand, CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY & STAND YOUR GROUND, to be the Law-of-the-Land, NOW!
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December 5, 2015 at 8:28 am
Thanks again.
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December 5, 2015 at 9:15 am
You’re welcome.
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December 5, 2015 at 2:47 pm
Remember though,RIII, if your white, half white, latino, oriental (can we still say that?) Indian, don’t shoot a black guy in a hoodie who knocks you to the ground and bangs your head on the pavement before you reach for your pistol and kill the bastard before he kills you cuz den you be racist yo. If you’re black you can indiscriminantly kill any other black for something as simple as standing on a sidewalk.
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December 5, 2015 at 3:23 pm
I’m full blooded Sicilian… I’m screwed.
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December 5, 2015 at 4:53 pm
Half Sicilian, half Scottish myself so I don’t stand half a chance(pun intended) either. 😎
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December 5, 2015 at 4:54 pm
“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”
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December 5, 2015 at 4:58 pm
Hah!
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December 5, 2015 at 5:04 pm
You guys are screwed. Sorry.
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