Why Does Anyone Keep Listening to Them?
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics in the DOJ, the Feds indicate that over the past decade there has been a remarkable drop in violent crime. Has it been, as Handgun Control Inc (I'm sorry the Brady Campaign to Rename our Organization to something more sympathetic) because of the mass confiscations of firearms from our citizens that's led to this great reduction in crime? No, that's Britain and Australia, who are experiencing rapid increases in violent and gun-related crime since their respective bans.
So why do they still push so hard for bans, taxes, and lawsuits? It can only be for an agenda of power. To remove freedom is to gain power. I'm curious why that's never addressed when I see ole' Sarah on Today or Good Morning America. Well, not really that curious. Katie Couric is about as 'for the people' as Uncle Joe Stalin, minus the body count of course.
According to the DOJ statistics, though, despite massive waves of concealed carry laws and the repeal of the ridiculous Assault Weapons ban and 10 rd. cap on clips, violent and gun-related crimes have gone down in the US.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics listed 5.2 million violent crimes such as rape, sexual assault, robbery or assault and nearly 19 million property crimes, including burglary and various types of theft.
The statistics mean that between 1993 and 2004 the violent crime rate decreased in the country 57 percent -- from 50 to 21 attacks for each 1,000 residents above the age of 12. Property crime declined 50 percent from 319 to 161 per 1,000 households, the study indicated.
The downward trend in crime rates has stabilized somewhat, but violent and property crime rates in 2004 remain at the lowest levels recorded since the survey's inception in 1973, according to Shannan Catalano, the lead Justice Department researcher on the project.
Of course, giving credit there is not something the Feds would normally want to do, but at least they give it to a group that is mostly deserving of praise for lowering the crime rate.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales attributed the low crime rates to aggressive enforcement of existing gun laws. Federal firearms prosecutions increased by 76 percent between 2000 and 2004, according to justice officials.
As a result, they said, only six percent of all violent incidents in 2004 involved use of a firearm, compared to 11 percent in 1993. The number of incidents of violent crime involving a firearm in 2004 was 34 percent lower than in 2000 and 73 percent lower than in 1993.
I have to wonder how many more crimes there would have been had regular citizens been unable to defend themselves with their own firearms. As we know, the Supreme Court has ruled that we have no constitutional right to police protection. Better policing and prosecution of criminals is critical to lower crime, but it's just as critical that people have the right and ability to defend themselves against these monsters.
These historic lows are a reality thanks to the dedication and hard work of law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and corrections officers across America. We must continue to work each day to protect all Americans from crime and to bring justice to those who violate the law. That is a lofty mission, but a worthy goal.
Again, very glad the cops are out there and kicking ass on criminals. I'm just as glad, though, that if a criminal starts breaking down my door in the middle of the night, I don't have to wait and hope and pray that I can get the police there before that criminal harms my family. That'd be my little contribution to the reduction in crime.
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics in the DOJ, the Feds indicate that over the past decade there has been a remarkable drop in violent crime. Has it been, as Handgun Control Inc (I'm sorry the Brady Campaign to Rename our Organization to something more sympathetic) because of the mass confiscations of firearms from our citizens that's led to this great reduction in crime? No, that's Britain and Australia, who are experiencing rapid increases in violent and gun-related crime since their respective bans.
So why do they still push so hard for bans, taxes, and lawsuits? It can only be for an agenda of power. To remove freedom is to gain power. I'm curious why that's never addressed when I see ole' Sarah on Today or Good Morning America. Well, not really that curious. Katie Couric is about as 'for the people' as Uncle Joe Stalin, minus the body count of course.
According to the DOJ statistics, though, despite massive waves of concealed carry laws and the repeal of the ridiculous Assault Weapons ban and 10 rd. cap on clips, violent and gun-related crimes have gone down in the US.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics listed 5.2 million violent crimes such as rape, sexual assault, robbery or assault and nearly 19 million property crimes, including burglary and various types of theft.
The statistics mean that between 1993 and 2004 the violent crime rate decreased in the country 57 percent -- from 50 to 21 attacks for each 1,000 residents above the age of 12. Property crime declined 50 percent from 319 to 161 per 1,000 households, the study indicated.
The downward trend in crime rates has stabilized somewhat, but violent and property crime rates in 2004 remain at the lowest levels recorded since the survey's inception in 1973, according to Shannan Catalano, the lead Justice Department researcher on the project.
Of course, giving credit there is not something the Feds would normally want to do, but at least they give it to a group that is mostly deserving of praise for lowering the crime rate.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales attributed the low crime rates to aggressive enforcement of existing gun laws. Federal firearms prosecutions increased by 76 percent between 2000 and 2004, according to justice officials.
As a result, they said, only six percent of all violent incidents in 2004 involved use of a firearm, compared to 11 percent in 1993. The number of incidents of violent crime involving a firearm in 2004 was 34 percent lower than in 2000 and 73 percent lower than in 1993.
I have to wonder how many more crimes there would have been had regular citizens been unable to defend themselves with their own firearms. As we know, the Supreme Court has ruled that we have no constitutional right to police protection. Better policing and prosecution of criminals is critical to lower crime, but it's just as critical that people have the right and ability to defend themselves against these monsters.
These historic lows are a reality thanks to the dedication and hard work of law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and corrections officers across America. We must continue to work each day to protect all Americans from crime and to bring justice to those who violate the law. That is a lofty mission, but a worthy goal.
Again, very glad the cops are out there and kicking ass on criminals. I'm just as glad, though, that if a criminal starts breaking down my door in the middle of the night, I don't have to wait and hope and pray that I can get the police there before that criminal harms my family. That'd be my little contribution to the reduction in crime.
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