The Pew Research Center reported last week that the murder rate was cut nearly in half from 7 per 100,000 in 1993 to 3.6 per 100,000 in 2013. Over the same period, overall gun deaths (including accidents and suicides) have fallen by one-third from 15.2 to 10.6 per 100,000.
In spite of this, Pew reports, the American public believes that homicides and gun deaths are increasing in the United States.Those who think violence is getting worse should probably watch less television and look around them instead. The murder rate in the US is currently similar to 1950s levels.
Meanwhile, the number of privately owned guns (and gun commerce in general) in the United States has increased substantially in recent decades.
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Publishers Notes: We have been trying to tell you for years, the government is pushing the Main Stream Media to publicize shootings to make it all of a sudden LOOK like things are really bad when in fact the numbers have gone way down.
Maybe my memory fails me but I do not remember this many mass shootings, especially of innocent children in my past. Even with the decline in homicides there can be no question that random acts of insane violence are a huge problem in the U.S.
ReplyDeleteThis is common sense. The more law abiding citizens that have guns the less criminals are inclined to try to rob them. It's not rocket science. Just basic playground rules of engagement.
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