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The VPC is a national non-profit educational organization working to reduce firearm-related death and injury.
New data from the National Center for Health Statistics shows that firearms deaths have fallen to the lowest level since the 1960s.
Even before crime rates started falling in the 1990s, it was clear that the number of guns had no real connection to the homicide rate. From 1973-92, the American gun supply nearly doubled, including the number of handguns. Under the guns-cause-murder theory, a doubling of the gun supply should have sharply increased the murder rate. Instead, homicide was stable at 9.4 deaths per 100,000 population in 1973, compared with 9.3 per 100,000 in 1992.
Although gun accidents with children are a national obsession, the National Center for Health Statistics data show a problem that is much smaller than commonly recognized. During the early 1970s, a typical year included about 500 fatal gun accidents for children aged 14 and under. For 1998, the figure was down to 121. For children aged 4 and under, the figure was 19.
The fact is that the typical murderer has had a prior criminal history of at least six years with four felony arrests in his record before he finally commits murder.(17) The FBI statistics reveal that 75 percent of all violent crimes for any locality are committed by six percent of hardened criminals and repeat offenders.(18) Less than 2 percent of crimes committed with firearms are carried out by licensed (e.g., concealed carry permit holders) law-abiding citizens.(11)
Originally posted by getreadyalready
reply to post by PsychNurse
The fact is that the typical murderer has had a prior criminal history of at least six years with four felony arrests in his record before he finally commits murder.(17) The FBI statistics reveal that 75 percent of all violent crimes for any locality are committed by six percent of hardened criminals and repeat offenders.(18) Less than 2 percent of crimes committed with firearms are carried out by licensed (e.g., concealed carry permit holders) law-abiding citizens.(11)
So more gun control will only affect less than 2% of all crimes committed with firearms. How does further regulating those 2% really help the situation? Shouldn't we focus our attentions on the other 98% to really see an impact?
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Looks to me like you missed part of my postings...
Where did you get the idea that "as a rule" the mentally ill do not own guns, that is irrational, they are no different than you or I. You can't tell them apart from the average person. they're lawyers, doctors, police, politicians, electricians, alarm installers(examples of patients I've treated in the last 3 months.)
Seems your information is 25 years out of date though.
The VPC is a national non-profit educational organization working to reduce firearm-related death and injury.
Last year, Alabama was ranked No. 2 in states with the highest number of gun deaths, so the state improved its ranking.
However, this is not due to fewer deaths, but rather the increased death rate numbers in other states.
Gee, maybe should we outlaw cities.
Objectives: We analyzed urban-rural differences in intentional firearm death.
Methods: We analyzed 584629 deaths from 1989 to 1999 assigned to 3141 US counties, using negative binomial regressions and an 11-category urban-rural variable.
Results: The most urban counties had 1.03 (95% confidence interval [CI]=0.87, 1.20) times the adjusted firearm death rate of the most rural counties. The most rural counties experienced 1.54 (95% CI=1.29, 1.83) times the adjusted firearm suicide rate of the most urban. The most urban counties experienced 1.90 (95% CI=1.50, 2.40) times the adjusted firearm homicide rate of the most rural. Similar opposing trends were not found for nonfirearm suicide or homicide.
Conclusions: Firearm suicide in rural counties is as important a public health problem as firearm homicide in urban counties. Policymakers should become aware that intentional firearm deaths affect all types of communities in the United States.
For purposes of this subdivision, "ammunition" shall include, but not be limited to, any bullet, cartridge, magazine, clip, speed loader, autoloader, or projectile capable of being fired from a firearm with a deadly consequence.
(4) Commencing February 1, 2011, the records required by this section shall be maintained on the premises of the vendor for a period of not less than five years from the date of the recorded transfer.
Great post...
The next time you go see a physician remember this.
Mental health with our youth is not the greatest. Healthcare workers call the behaviours oppositional defiance now as not to label the teens with an illness
Originally posted by TheRedneck
I know it's been said many times already, but it can't be said enough....
Two words: Re-Load
Another word: Import
F& N makes a 5.7 pistol and there are .44 magnum rifles etc.
But it wont affect you at all. Because no rifle ever fired a .22, .357, .44, .45LC, .38, 9mm, 5.7 and no pistol ever fired a 5.7, .223, ...