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Monday, August 05, 2013

Virginia: Gun Sales Rise, Crime Falls

In a real life demonstration of scholar John Lott's maxim "more guns, less crime," violent crime has dropped in Virginia as gun ownership has increased.

According to a Fox News report, firearms sales in Virginia were 16 percent higher in 2012 over 2011 and violent crime went down by 5 percent.

Perhaps the significance of this is best seen in the raw numbers: In 2012 licensed gun dealers sold 490,119 guns in their state, while the number of violent crimes for the same time period was 4,378.

Virginia Commonwealth University assistant professor Thomas R. Baker commented on the numbers: "This appears to be additional evidence that more guns don't necessarily lead to more crime."

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Defending your self from crime is racial.

Anonymous said...

Hellllo...common sense...if your citizens are armed, criminals will think twice about trying to victimize them...

Anonymous said...

Obvious outcome is obvious.