Forbes Reports “As Gun Sales Soar, Gun Crimes Plummet”

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Posted on May 15, 2013 by Dean Garrison

There is nothing better than big media sources telling the truth about gun violence. Mr. Larry Bell had an article published on Forbes.com yesterday that should be bookmarked by every single 2nd Amendment advocate in the country. You might want to print this one out.  Sometimes I take these articles and highlight key quotes and give my comments and opinions. This article is way too good for that. I will give you a few paragraphs and then you need to go read the article for yourself. The next time a socialist gun grabber tries to get you into a debate, this one article will give you all of the statistics you need. It is that good.

From Forbes.com and Larry Bell:

A couple of new studies reveal the gun-control hypesters’ worst nightmare…more people are buying firearms, while firearm-related homicides and suicides are steadily diminishing. What crackpots came up with these conclusions? One set of statistics was compiled by the U.S. Department of Justice. The other was reported by the Pew Research Center.

According to DOJ’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. gun-related homicides dropped 39 percent over the course of 18 years, from 18,253 during 1993, to 11,101 in 2011. During the same period, non-fatal firearm crimes decreased even more, a whopping 69 percent. The majority of those declines in both categories occurred during the first 10 years of that time frame. Firearm homicides declined from 1993 to 1999, rose through 2006, and then declined again through 2011. Non-fatal firearm violence declined from 1993 through 2004, then fluctuated in the mid-to-late 2000s.

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