Does the drop in crime have anything to do with the surge in gun sales?

by FanOreilly Posted 2012/06/19 20:15:47

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	Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime	137 votes	93%
	No more guns means more crime just ask the Mexican drug cartels armed by Eric Holder	10 votes	7%

Since Barack Obama assumed control of the U.S. government, gun sales have surged.

The U.S. has experienced a drop in crime which goes against the narrative repeated by liberals that recessions and 'gun proliferation' increase crime.

In reality, recessions have little to do with crime rates but it seems gun ownership may:

Last week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
announced that violent crime decreased 4 percent in 2011. The number of
murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults all went down,
continuing a pattern.

“This is not a one-year anomaly, but a steady decline in the FBI’s violent-crime rates,” said Andrew Arulanandam, spokesman for the National Rifle Association. “It would be disingenuous for anyone to not credit increased self-defense laws to account for this decline.”

Mr. Arulanandam
pointed out that only a handful of states had concealed-carry programs
25 years ago, when the violent-crime rate peaked. Today, 41 states
either allow carrying without a permit or have “shall issue” laws that
make it easy for just about any noncriminal to get a permit.

Does the drop in crime have anything to do with the surge in gun sales?

more guns less crime

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FanOreilly 2012/06/19 20:16:49

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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I am not a gun-guy but I support the second amendment to the US constitution as it was intended to apply to US citizens.

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JJ to Azrael-... 2012/06/20 08:35:02

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You're right. There have been numerous things happen out there that the media didn't report on. They are disgusting. Fox news is the only one I watch, but too realize they don't report many things themselves...like Sherriff Joe and his proof about Obama's birth certificate [ except a small segment ]. They haven't even interviewed him, nor do I think they took a look at his proof.

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Azrael-... to JJ 2012/06/21 01:45:24

I know-I think they are being censored is why we are not hearing everything. They can say what they want, but the facts of all this BS is out there-they're just not reporting it.

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JJ to Azrael-... 2012/06/21 02:56:35

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Very true.

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lark 2012/06/20 00:51:16

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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No criminal knows for sure if we will shoot back. I put in for my permit & signed up for a gun class next week

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Walter Harris 2012/06/20 00:50:41

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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crooks tend to pick on those who are less able to defend themselves

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paul to Walter ... 2012/06/20 10:34:09

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Thats all

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eNewsAlerts 2012/06/20 00:34:41

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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Most likely has something to do with it since that relationship has been established many times in the past.

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☠ Live Free Or Die ☠ 2012/06/20 00:15:51

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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An armed society is a polite society! :)

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Gordon 2012/06/20 00:10:23

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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An armed citizenry can deter criminals. Citizens have a right to defend themselves.

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Waldorf 2012/06/20 00:01:33 (edited)

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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I am skeptical because we aren't hearing about all these armed confrontations with the bad guys. I rather think there are fewer victims, not less crime. Meanwhile there is surge in flash mob attacks against white people and looting of small businesses just for the hell of it.

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Gordon to Waldorf 2012/06/20 00:12:38

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That's true. Even when George Zimmermann defended himself, the blacks wanted him muredered

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Ozzyboy to Waldorf 2012/06/20 01:48:15

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The media refuses to cover anything but white on black crime while hiding the true stats on who is destroying whom.

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Marvelo... to Waldorf 2012/06/20 15:12:00

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You state: "I am skeptical because we aren't hearing about all these armed confrontations with the bad guys."

That's because the media is overwhelmingly *ANTI-GUN* and *ANTI-SELF-DEFENSE*.
Read what the media wrote about the Luby's massacre in Killeen, Texas.
Then compare the coverage of Luby's to The Shoney's Family Restaurant incident just 2 months later.
Google Thomas Glenn Terry and see what you find about that "armed confrontations with the bad guys."

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Nanjing03 to Marvelo... 2012/06/22 13:23:01

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Agreed. People can just Google the crime reports as submitted by police and sheriffs departments in their areas and anywhere else. Also, local online newspapers are not as anti-gun as national news corporations. They tend to be more upfront because they are managed by people who actually live in the community. Of course, the quickest cross reference of successful armed defense by citizens within the last 30 days can be found in "The Armed Citizen" colume of "American Rifleman" magazine.

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jackolantyrn356 2012/06/19 23:52:50

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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Gosh al;l friend ships Gladis. Do you not realize the answer? Idiot

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Xed0 2012/06/19 23:47:52

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

+4
Well DUH

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ed 2012/06/19 23:24:10 (edited)

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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it's amazing when the crimminals think that you might or might not have a gun they tend to look else where.Of couse if they wanted to be on dumb crook news they could ask you first if you have a weapon before they commited the crime.

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Michael 2012/06/19 23:12:22

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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other reason longer three strikes sentencing keeps criminals off the streets.

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ed to Michael 2012/06/19 23:29:56

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we should take that down to one strike.IF they are going to kill anyone then I think it should be only one and not three.

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Thor Am... to ed 2012/06/23 00:05:30

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If you shoot and kill the assailent doesn't that pretty much make it a 1Strike event anyway?

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ed to Thor Am... 2012/06/23 10:13:51

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if the robber is going to kill you and you get him before he gets you then he won't be needing those other two strikes.

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Thor Am... to ed 2012/06/24 22:13:55

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Exactly
That makes it a complete Grand Slam for John Q Homeowner.

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ed to Thor Am... 2012/06/25 08:54:25

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yep and the homeowner and family are still alive

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none 2012/06/19 23:06:57

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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It sure does, that and the number of states that allow their citizens to easily obtain a Concealed Carry Permit has much to do with the drop. Criminals are cowards who prey on the weak and when they know that their victims may be armed they think twice.

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4dc 2012/06/19 23:05:34

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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it does in my neighborhood

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jay 2012/06/19 22:52:21

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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Criminals do prefer unarmed victims.

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Don Leuty 2012/06/19 22:45:38

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

+4
It's either that or entitlements have created a generation too lazy to steal.

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JP 2012/06/19 22:41:41

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

+5
Absolutely. Or it could just be that with a record number of Americans now on the government dole the thieves are just to lazy to steal!

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Texas Johnny 2012/06/19 22:40:42

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

+5
Pretty much! Bad guys don't like citizens who are armed.

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OnlyAPi... to Texas J... 2012/06/19 23:00:39

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Germany, 1930's

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Texas J... to OnlyAPi... 2012/06/20 02:59:13

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First it was disarming German Jews, then the rest came rather easily.

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Libertarian Right 2012/06/19 22:31:08

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

+4
It sure helps...

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MadAsHEck 2012/06/19 22:27:03 (edited)

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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Interesting new statistic that Chicago has had more murders than we have lost troops in Afghanistan.

Doesn't Chicago have some very strict gun ownership laws?

Armed citizens are feared by their government. An armed Government is feared by its citizens.

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katywon 2012/06/19 22:17:53

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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It depends on whether the people are trained and able to use the guns in a reliable way to defend themselves. Look at the episode going on in Florida the last few months. I think Zimmerman is in Florida.

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Thor American EXPAT n New G... 2012/06/19 22:08:44

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

+5
No brainer there. An armed society is a polite society.

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cat 2012/06/19 21:59:07

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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I would have no problem shooting anyone that broke into my home!

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Fef 2012/06/19 21:28:18

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

+7
Law-abiding gun ownership reduces crimes.

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Harold 2012/06/19 21:25:44

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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I think with more people being laid off from jobs on such a large scale has raised awareness, and those who have criminal records are finding it more difficult to find jobs with most companies hiring online.

Stolen computers and phones with internet access are much easier to track now. Thus, criminals are finding it in their better interest to not commit crimes in order to work legally. We have a "Big Brother" system in place with all the technology advancing the way it has done.

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tff~PWCM~JLA 2012/06/19 21:07:02

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

+5
A thug is less likely to confront someone that in all likely hood will be packing and willing to use it.

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Patric 2012/06/19 21:01:01

Yes more guns in the hands of law-abiding people means less crime

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that and the 24 MILLION dead baby from abortion..

between firearms in the hands of legal gun owners will to protect them selves and the low income ease to abortions ,, the crime rate is down , and down a lot.....

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