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RAB910

(3,497 posts)
Mon Jun 27, 2022, 10:22 AM Jun 2022

When SCOTUS isn't robbing rights, they are killing Americans with crime

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/concealed-carry-laws-boost-gun-crime-by-a-third-study-finds-11656316444?mod=hp_minor_pos25


A new study finds concealed-carry laws lead to a boost in gun crime by between 29% and 32%, mostly by triggering a surge in gun theft.

The study comes on the heels of a Supreme Court ruling that struck down New York’s attempt to limit the ability to carry a gun outside their homes. That ruling was seen as particularly significant as other states have sought to restrict concealed-carry permits.

The study, authored by John Donohue, Samuel Cai and Matthew Bondy of Standard Law School, and Philip Cook of Duke University, looked at data from 47 cities between 1979 and 2019. In particular, the study, circulated by the National Bureau of Economic Research, uses differential timing in the adoption of right-to-carry to look at the effects on crime, using FBI and Justice Department data.

The most significant impact is that right to carry laws elevate gun theft by roughly 35% — “introducing tens of thousands of guns into the hands of criminals or illegal gun markets each year.” The study notes that other countries, such as Israel, impose jail sentences for negligent gun practices such as leaving firearms in unlocked cars precisely because of the ill effects of stolen guns.

Having guns increases the probability of success to robbery by criminals, but only 40% of robberies are committed with one, suggesting that firearms are scarce, and their availability important. Violent crime, robbery and aggravated assault rise by between 11% and 15%, with the firearm component rising by roughly twice that level, the study says.
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When SCOTUS isn't robbing rights, they are killing Americans with crime (Original Post) RAB910 Jun 2022 OP
They are trying to cause the civil war Ginnie Thomas & hubby want. lark Jun 2022 #1
I agree RAB910 Jun 2022 #2

lark

(23,091 posts)
1. They are trying to cause the civil war Ginnie Thomas & hubby want.
Mon Jun 27, 2022, 01:15 PM
Jun 2022

Murder and chaos are the point.

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