johnsrevorg:New Post has been published on johnsrevelation.org/letter-rigid-gun-control-doesn
johnsrevorg:New Post has been published on http://johnsrevelation.org/letter-rigid-gun-control-doesnt-impede-crime-topeka-capital-journal/Letter: Rigid gun control doesn’t impede crime - Topeka Capital JournalThe facts have always been the bane for advocates of even more rigid gun controls.The September FBI crime report is more bad news for those who know no bounds in their calls for even more draconian laws.The FBI reported violent crime declined, again, in 2012 from 2011, and is 49 percent less than it was at its height in 1991. The murder rate is at the lowest level since 1963.Among large cities, Detroit and Baltimore, both enjoying strict gun controls, top the list for murders.Nationwide, the murder rate has declined from 6.62/100,000 in 1993 to 3.27/100,000 in 2012. Thatrepresents a decline of more than 50 percent.All of this has occurred at a time when gun sales are at historic highs, concealed carry laws have swept the nation, and 25 states, including Kansas, have enacted castle doctrine laws.Gun control has not stemmed the horrific bloodshed in Detroit and historically high gun sales have not impeded the decades of decline in violent crime nationwide.Gun control advocates shun the FBI crime report. For them, the facts aren’t news and have never been relevant.MICHAEL LEE KOBE, Palestine, Texas …read more -- source link
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