Bad News For The Anti-Gun Nuts

Posted on January 5, 2007 — The Monkey
Filed Under Freedom, Guns |

146005_f7748.jpgOkay, so I’m not a fan of statistical data, especially when the source has a heavy bias, but the NRA has posted some data from the FBI regarding crime rates in states where you have the Right To Carry vs. those that don’t.

Data released by the FBI on Monday showed that in 2005, the nation’s 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 survey’s 32-year history.

Defying the anti-gunners’ claim that more guns means more crime, from 1991-2005 the number of privately owned guns increased by more than 70 million.

I’d have to say that if I had the desire to commit a crime, I would be far less likely to do that in a place where I knew everyone was carrying a weapon. It’s just not a good idea if your into self preservation!

Besides all that, it should be your right as a free citizen to carry around whatever the hell you want. Just because something has the ability to be misused doesn’t mean responsible people should be prevented from using it.

The full NRA report can be found here.






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