"An armed society is a polite society" - R A Heinlein. The Pew Research Center reported last week
that the murder rate was cut nearly in half from 7 per 100,000 in 1993
to 3.6 per 100,000 in 2013. Over the same period, overall gun deaths
(including accidents and suicides) have fallen by one-third from 15.2 to
10.6 per 100,000. In spite of this, Pew ... MOREPew Research: Homicide Rates Have Been Cut In Half Over The Past 20 Years (While New Gun Ownership Soared)
"An armed society is a polite society" - R A Heinlein. The Pew Research Center reported last week
that the murder rate was cut nearly in half from 7 per 100,000 in 1993
to 3.6 per 100,000 in 2013. Over the same period, overall gun deaths
(including accidents and suicides) have fallen by one-third from 15.2 to
10.6 per 100,000. In spite of this, Pew ... MORE