Gun Deaths Are Down 30%


Data from the FBI and the Pew Research Center has shown that gun violence has declined since the highs of the late 80s and early 90s.

In a new report, Pew said. . . that all gun deaths — murder, suicide, police and accidental — have dropped 30 percent since 1993.

The FBI data shows that the actual number of gun murders has dropped from 10,129 in 2007 to 8,454 in 2013. California had the most at 1,224, though it has several anti-gun laws in force.

The FBI also reported that the overall murder rate in the United States has declined. About three quarters of all murders involve firearms. “In 2013, the estimated number of murders in the nation was 14,196. This was a 4.4 percent decrease from the 2012 estimate, a 7.8 percent decrease from the 2009 figure, and a 12.1 percent drop from the number in 2004,” said the agency.

Source: Washington Examiner

Gun control laws are unnecessary and, as has been said by gun advocacy groups for years, simply don’t work. So the next time someone tries to tell you about the necessity of gun laws and how terrible gun owners are, just tell them that the Pew Research Center says they’re wrong on all counts. Unlike liberals, number don’t lie.



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