Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The case against gun control

http://www.lewrockwell.com/rep/gun-ownership-up-crime-down.html

Murder has fallen 49 percent to a 45-year low.2 At the same time, the number of guns that Americans own has risen by about 90 million. Predictions by gun control supporters, that increasing the number of guns, particularly handguns and so-called “assault weapons,” would cause crime to increase, have been proven profoundly lacking in clairvoyance.

Disclosure: I have an opinion on gun control laws, but it is irrelevant to the data that suggests stricter gun control laws do not decrease the incidences of violent crimes.

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