Reply #61: You haven't posted "science" at all. [View All]

[eqfan592]

You've posted one statistical report that only shows one part of a very large picture, and drawn a totally unsupported conclusion from that report. I have no idea what you think that is, but it's not science.

Here's some numbers for you, though.

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_01.html

Take a look at the violent crime rate. 2008 had the lowest recorded violent crime rate on the books, with the peak being in 1991. During that entire span, gun ownership rates increased in the united states, as did the number of states that adopted Shall Issue type concealed carry laws.

Now I'm not going to be like you and make a sweeping judgment based off of these two facts alone and state that OBVIOUSLY guns alone REDUCED the crime rate! I don't think they did. In fact, I don't think there's a very strong causal relationship between firearm ownership rates and violent crime. At best I think gun ownership has a slight positive affect on certain crimes, such as rape and home invasion (especially when combined with CCW for rape).

These numbers are out there for you to examine. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go to the restroom to wash off all the insecurities you've been projecting on everybody.