So sayeth the FBI.
2007: 10,129 Firearm Homicides
2008: 9,528 Firearm Homicides
2009: 9,199 Firearm Homicides
2010: 8,874 Firearm Homicides
2011: 8,583 Firearm Homicides
They may have declined for longer than that, but the table only goes back to 2007, and the 2012 data period obviously hasn’t ended yet.
Between concealed carry laws and DC. vs. Heller, more law-abiding citizens are carrying guns than ever before, but gun violence isn’t up, it’s down.
I guess John Lott was right.
Tags: Crime, DC vs. Heller, FBI, Guns, statistics
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