Despite a recent rash of high-profile shootings by apparently deranged individuals, the rates of both violent crimes and murders are down significantly in the United States. At the same time, gun-ownership is at an all-time high.
Since 1992, violent crimes and murders in the US are each down 49% while gun ownership about doubled in the same span. Meanwhile, across the “big pond” in England, private ownership of guns was banned in 1997. In the first four years after the ban, violent crime doubled in England and in 2011, the country was recently ranked the most violent country in Europe, also beating out the US and even South Africa, according to reports from the European Commission and United Nations.
In America, the cities with the strictest gun control laws also have the highest rates of gun-violence and murder. The empirical evidence can’t be denied: Disarming the law-abiding only serves to empower the criminals and create more victims.
The knee-jerk reaction of the president and some in Congress has been to push more gun controls in the wake of recent tragedies, like the Sandy Hook school shooting. This behavior is typical and sadly, appears to be just a cynical ploy to capitalize on tragedy to advance their anti-Second Amendment political agenda. As President Obama’s former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel once said, “never let a crisis go to waste.”
Reducing magazine capacity, and banning cosmetic rifle features like pistol-grips aren’t measures that will prevent violent crimes. A person plotting murder isn’t going to care if his magazine holds more rounds than permitted by law, but a law-abiding citizen will be at a disadvantage if confronted by a violent criminal.
It’s not just Congress considering new gun control measures. Representative Michael Paymar (D-64B) and Senator Scott Dibble (D-61) are planning hearings on gun control proposals at the state Capitol next week.
Instead of taking guns out of the hands of the law-abiding (which all evidence shows would lead to increased violence), armed private security personnel stationed in schools and other vulnerable locations would stand a chance of stopping an attack and saving lives.
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It just doesn’t make sense to let RT Rybek and his way think they can infringe on the 2nd amendment when they could be just as much the offenders! Who knows? They have just as much the brain as anyone else? They have armed security. What happens if the people carrying arms for their security triggers an attitude? They have just as much the brain as anyone else. Why would RT round up his activists and people he’s misled to look at the law abiding with such contempt and then extort gun manufacturers? Conscientiously threatening our lives! If any law abiding citizen was armed when Gabby Giffords was shot it would have stopped much sooner then a cop running away from his duty to protect her.The cop paid by government tax funding has just as much the brain as anyone else. The only gun control that can be enforced is by the one in control of the gun and the only reasons there is any gun offenders and murderers is tolerance in all the wrong places where the punishment doesn’t deter the crime and legislation fails. Especially ignorant legislation banning the law abiding their 2nd amendment right “…on these premises!” Any government infringement is unjust and it needs to stop across the country to trust our money is protecting our rights!