by ET » Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:46 pm
If there are too many guns, then how is the graphic below explained given these facts:
1) Per FBI data, the homicide rate now is approximately what it was in the early 1960s (graph in next post)
2) The number of semi-automatic rifles has grown significantly over the last 20 years even as the violent crime rate has dropped
3) Deaths by rifles constitute fewer than 300 homicides a year per FBI data in a nation of 310,000,000+
While I do not believe as a general rule that more guns equals less crime, I do not find any evidence that more guns leads to more crime. That has certainly not been the case in the U.S. as the graphic shows.
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