Gun violence in US has fallen dramatically over past 20 years...

[Gman]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/07/18108298-gun-violence-in-us-has-fallen-dramatically-over-past-20-years-justice-dept-report-finds

I'm sure the facts won't get in the way of the agenda.


Gun violence in America has fallen dramatically over the past two decades, and the number of murders committed with a firearm is down too, though guns are still by far the leading type of crime weapon, according to a new report from the Justice Department.

As for where crime guns came from, the study notes that less than two percent of convicted inmates reported buying their weapons at gun shows or flea markets. The highest number, 40 percent, said the guns came from a family member or a friend. About 37 percent said the weapons were stolen or obtained from an illegal source. The rest say the guns were bought at a retail store or pawn shop.

Murders committed with a gun dropped 39 percent to 11,101 in 2011, from a high of 18,253 in 1993, according to the report.

Other crimes committed with guns were down even more sharply — from 1.53 million in 1993 to 467,300 in 2011, a drop of 70 percent, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Around 70 percent of murders were committed with a firearm, and of those, the vast majority involved a handgun -- fluctuating between 70-80 percent.

The report is strictly factual and offers no analysis about the reasons for the decline in gun violence.

[BlueDog]

Just saw that and laughed my ass off... The sad part are people in the comments that don't seem to understand that concealed carry has become more prevalent. They seem to think that Obama has been pushing policy for 20 years and is somehow to thank for the decrease in violence...

[motohooligan]

This isn't really news.... Gun crime has been in a steady decline for years (as the article states). However, media coverage of gun crime has skyrocketed over the same period.

[mikedubs]

This isn't really news.... Gun crime has been in a steady decline for years (as the article states). However, media coverage of gun crime has skyrocketed over the same period.

To paraphrase a saying: "We report more and more on less and less"

[sellersm]

It's sad that we must rely on the BBC for 'our' news facts...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22443441


Gun homicides in the United States have fallen sharply since peaking in 1993, two studies have found.

The federal Bureau of Justice Statistics said firearms-related homicides had dropped to 11,101 in 2011 from 18,253 - a reduction of 39%.


Meanwhile, the Pew Research Center found gun homicides fell to 3.6 per 100,000 people in 2010 from 7 in 1993.


The figures were released three weeks after US senators rejected proposals to extend background checks on gun sales.


President Barack Obama has campaigned for tighter firearms laws after 26 people died in a school shooting in Connecticut in December.


Held steady
Both reports found the rate of non-lethal crimes involving guns had also fallen significantly over that period.


The Bureau of Justice Statistics, an office of the justice department, found that non-fatal firearms crimes dropped by 69% from 1.5 million to 467,300 during the period under study.


However, the justice department study also suggested that the percentage of US homicides committed with a firearm had held steady at around 70% between 1993-2011.


Despite the drop, some 56% of Americans believe gun crime is higher than two decades ago and only 12% think it is lower, according to the Pew Reseach Center.


Pew also found that African Americans made up a disproportionate share of gun homicide victims - 55% in 2010, despite accounting for 13% of the overall population.


In 2010, white people were 25% of victims but 65% of the population, while Hispanics were 17% of victims and 16% of the population.

[jhood001]

Gun crime has plunged, but Americans think it's up, says study
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-gun-crimes-pew-report-20130507,0,3022693.story (http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-gun-crimes-pew-report-20130507,0,3022693.story)

[SideShow Bob]

Boomburg and the other gun grabbers will try to take credit for the drop.......

[Dingo]

Dupe.

http://www.ar-15.co/threads/102439-Gun-violence-in-US-has-fallen-dramatically-over-past-20-years

[Rucker61]

I addressed the 20 year decline in January:

https://www.ar-15.co/threads/84891-Lies-Damn-Lies-and-Statistics

[sellersm]

Dupe.

http://www.ar-15.co/threads/102439-Gun-violence-in-US-has-fallen-dramatically-over-past-20-years

Technically, nope. This report includes the Pew Research and the DOJ report. Different articles. [Coffee]

For the record (as I"m one of the repost police), I did search first...

[Kraven251]

40 year low actually

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murder-rates-nationally-and-state#MRord

[motohooligan]

To paraphrase a saying: "We report more and more on less and less"
24 Hour "news" channels are destroying America.

[Great-Kazoo]

Technically, nope. This report includes the Pew Research and the DOJ report. Different articles. [Coffee]

For the record (as I"m one of the repost police), I did search first...

http://www.ar-15.co/threads/102439-Gun-violence-in-US-has-fallen-dramatically-over-past-20-years

Your Badge, check the expiration date, OFFICER. Who was your FTO ?

[Zundfolge]

The real sad thing is if they get all the gun control they want they'll reverse that trend.

[sellersm]

:( I guess I need more sleep...

[Great-Kazoo]

:( I guess I need more sleep...

Rust never Sleeps, nor should you. I don't;)

[Adawg38]

I love facts. Too bad Libs don't. Anyways....eat it fuckers and take your gun grabbin bs with you!

[Gman]

Somebody duped me! Awww. That makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. [Flower]

[Dingo]

Emulation is the sincerest form of flattery. :-)

[hawk1]

WHY isn't this worthy of the front page?!? I bet if the research had found that it went up by even 1%, it would have been headline news! Where does page 18A fall in the relevancy of printed news anymore?!

[Gman]

I'm amazed that NBC posted it at all....and so are a lot of the folks commenting about the article.

[boulder888]

The world has been getting much safer in the past 100 years, this data is no surprise.

[Gman]

Our current society seems to think they have a right to and expectation of safety. It's not natural.