In a recent report by the non partisan Congressional Research Services on Gun Control in America ( http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32842_20100827.pdf )
Page 10: Firearms-Related Deaths for All Ages 1993-2006
1993
Homicides: 18,253
Legal Interventions (Police) 318
Suicides 18,940
Accidents 1,521
Unknown 563
Total 39,596
Note: Japan has NO guns to speak of but an incredibly high Suicide rate. Perhaps the conditions and problems contribute more to the suicides than the method used?
What can we gather from this change, encompassing the time of the strictist Gun Control laws in our nation and a renewed understanding of the fundamental right of self defense and recent Supreme court rulings?
Deaths have gone down in all categories. Homicides AND accidents …..
One is probably due to education and attention, the other a correlary of John Lott’s book More Guns, Less crime.
If you look at Gary Kleck, “Armed Resistance to Crime: The Prevalence and Nature of Self-defense with a Gun,” Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, vol. 86, issue 1, 1995, available at http://www.guncite.com/gcdgklec.html.
You’ll find that it’s estimated firearms are used 2.5 MILLION times a year for self defense.
In less than 1 in 7 (14%) are shots even fired. The mere presence of some kind of equalizing force and the willingness to use it to defend self, family, etc is enough 6 out of 7 times.
Not that I expect the facts to get in the way of GT’s writing Cabbal
“Michael Moore’s movie “Bowling for Columbine” took a serious, honest look at”
Michael Moore and Serious, Honest do not belong in the same post. Look at his healthcare piece on Cuba. The CUBAN govt won’t let it be shown internally because it’s so innacurate it sets up unreal expectations!
Here are some Citable facts:
In a recent report by the non partisan Congressional Research Services on Gun Control in America ( http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32842_20100827.pdf )
Page 10: Firearms-Related Deaths for All Ages 1993-2006 1993 Homicides: 18,253 Legal Interventions (Police) 318 Suicides 18,940 Accidents 1,521 Unknown 563 Total 39,596
2006: Homicides: 12,791(-30%) Legal Interventions (Police) 360 (+13%) Suicides 16,883 (-11%) Accidents 642 (-58%) Unknown 220 (-61%) Total 30,897 (-22%)
Note: Japan has NO guns to speak of but an incredibly high Suicide rate. Perhaps the conditions and problems contribute more to the suicides than the method used?
What can we gather from this change, encompassing the time of the strictist Gun Control laws in our nation and a renewed understanding of the fundamental right of self defense and recent Supreme court rulings?
Deaths have gone down in all categories. Homicides AND accidents ….. One is probably due to education and attention, the other a correlary of John Lott’s book More Guns, Less crime.
If you look at Gary Kleck, “Armed Resistance to Crime: The Prevalence and Nature of Self-defense with a Gun,” Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, vol. 86, issue 1, 1995, available at http://www.guncite.com/gcdgklec.html. You’ll find that it’s estimated firearms are used 2.5 MILLION times a year for self defense.
In less than 1 in 7 (14%) are shots even fired. The mere presence of some kind of equalizing force and the willingness to use it to defend self, family, etc is enough 6 out of 7 times.
Not that I expect the facts to get in the way of GT’s writing Cabbal