"Guns don't kill people." Possibly the most stupid meme ever to be floated by the NRA.

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39. if you want to call 280 less murders a "drastic" reduction, go ahead, but that makes no sense

my AWB analysis is- it did a little bit, but it sucked because of the NRA- obviously, if people are still getting the kinds of guns the law is intended to ban, its a shitty law and should be made better.

you have illustrated the 'flaw' above- you mention 'military style' weapons as if they are perfectly natural.

but most people don't see them as normal and don't see the 'need' for them.

so what if there are 4 million nra members who believe their propaganda? there are probably 200 million who don't.

when you compare statistics, you have to use the same years for comparing two points.

also to get that 'cut in half' thing you are so proud of, you have to go back to 1993, the year before the AWB,
so you are proving my point there.

non-fatal/fatal gun injuries
1996 39,200 14,037
1995 53,400 15,551
1994 61,200 17,527
1993 64,100 18,253
1993-97 Total 257,200* 78,620
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/fidc9397.pdf



also, how does the rate of suicide going down make it a mental issue? that is plain backwards.

murders are both slightly up over the same period (1998-2011)

Number of Gun Homicides
ChartIn the United States, annual firearm homicides total

2011: 11,1015
2010: 11,0786
2009: 11,4936 9
2008: 12,1796 12 9
2007: 12,632
2006: 12,791
2005: 12,352
2004: 11,624
2003: 11,9206 9
2002: 11,8296 13
2001: 11,348
2000: 10,8016
1999: 10,8286 8
1998: 9,2578

Rate of Gun Homicide per 100,000 People
ChartIn the United States, the annual rate of firearm homicide per 100,000 population is

2011: 3.65
2010: 3.596
2009: 3.756 7 9
2008: 4.01
2007: 4.19
2006: 4.29
2005: 4.18
2004: 3.97
2003: 4.116 9
2002: 4.116 13
2001: 3.98
2000: 3.846
1999: 3.886 8
1998: 3.378


According to FBI analysis, the homicide drop would mean that nearly 280 fewer Americans were murdered last year, which would be the lowest homicide death toll since the mid-1950s.

LaFree said a combination of factors – from a weak economy and an aging population to increased immigration and a more robust police presence across the country – have contributed to the drop.

“One of the responses of society is to pull together when there’s a huge crisis and a feeling of great difficulty,” LaFree said, adding that the economic climate may have contributed to this peaceful trend.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/06/11/12170947-fbi-violent-crime-rates-in-the-us-drop-approach-historic-lows?lite