More guns not causing more gun crime
Gun sales are up but gun crime drops:
Gun crimes, suicides and firearms-related accidents declined last year at the same time that firearm and ammunition sales climbed, according to data from the US Treasury Department released by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF).
While this revelation tends to debunk long-standing claims by gun control proponents that more guns in circulation leads to more crime, gun rights organizations contend that this bolsters their contention that armed citizens deter criminals.
NSSF Public Relations Director Steve Wagner told Gun Week that approximately 4.7 million new firearms were sold in America last year, including those manufactured domestically and imported. The greatest increase was in retail handgun sales, which were up 3%. Long gun sales were up 1.8%. Ammunition sales were up 3.5%.
July 6th, 2006 at 4:32 am
Isn’t that phrased a little awkwardly for a professional wordsmith?
July 6th, 2006 at 4:42 am
You know, there’s nothing clearly on this HawaiiReporter.com page that lets you know that yes, indeed, this here is a “Guest Editorial”. I went all the way down to the bottom, below the mini bio, and clicked on the Guest Editorial link, and skimmed the list to confirm that it is indeed one.