More guns, less crime

The recently release FBI Uniform Crime Reports show that violent crime and gun homicide rates continue to go down despite a series of intense gun-buying sprees.  Bottom line: guns don't cause crime, they don't encourage crime.  The article states:

"With gun ownership in American at an all-time high, violent crime, according to the FBI's most recent national crime report, is at its lowest level in more than four decades. The rate of homicides in which murderers use guns has decreased almost 50%, from a high of 6.62 per 100,000 to 3.27 in 2012.
But why are mass shootings rising, you ask? A recent Wall Street Journal report helps explain one of the primary reasons: “One theory is the proliferation of public areas where guns are outlawed. 'Since 1950, almost every single public shooting in the United States in which more than three people have been killed has taken place in what are commonly known as "gun-free zones,”' reports the Washington Examiner. Recent shootings at schools and movie theaters illustrate this point. The Navy Yard shooting is another example. A policy implemented 20 years ago effectively banned people other than security guards from carrying guns on military bases. The shooters go where it's less likely that someone will fire back.“

Criminals won't obey gun laws and they are not protected by the Second Amendment.  Arguably many crime victims are indirectly the victims of gun control. Law abiding people generally obey gun control laws.    They are not armed, others around them are not armed. They are "soft targets."

Left leaning Media Distort Gun Debate

I've been saying all along that the left-dominated or left-leaning media have distorted the debate about guns, crime control and the Second Amendment.  Here's a concurring opinion.

Gun Facts, Gun Rhetoric.

Good discussion of data relevant to the gun control debate at the generally balanced and objective FactCheck.org.  Unfortunately, the authors do not generally evaluate the reliability of the data or research.  Many of the sources obviously have a motive to fudge.  For instance, the folks who do the Small Arms Survey are clearly anti-gun.
Bottom line:  the Second Amendment puts the burden of proof on the gun banners to demonstrate effectiveness, without significantly impairing the right to self-defense.  They aren't even close.  Thanks to Dale Christopherson for the link.