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Old 04-24-2007, 06:36 AM   #354 (permalink)
dksuddeth
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Quote:
Originally Posted by opus123
The Brady Bill was implemented in February of 1994. In 1997, the number of violent crimes committed with firearms had fallen 25% since 1994, while the overall number of violent crimes had declined 14%. Do you dispute this ?

http://www.justfacts.com/gun_control.htm
Both gun and non-gun murder rates fell during the same period, 1992 to 1997. In 1992, 68% of U.S. murders were committed with guns; in 1997, it was still 68%. Thus, the decreased gun homicide rate was part of an overall declining crime rate, not an effect of the Brady Bill.

FBI Uniform Crime Reports for 1992 and 1997

Violent crime started falling in 1991, three years before passage of the Brady law. The Brady law did not apply in 18 states, yet violent crime in those states fell just as quickly.

FBI Uniform Crime Statistics for 1990s and the U.S. Justice Department Crime Victimization Survey

Gun possession by criminals has risen in the Brady years – 18% of state prisoners (was 16% before Brady) and 15% for federal prisoners (was 12% before Brady) are caught with firearms.
Bureau of Justice Statistics, “Firearm Use by Offenders”, November 2001

Quote:
Originally Posted by opus123
Crime and mortality statistics are often used in the gun control debate. The number of homicides committed annually with a firearm by persons in the 14- to 24-year-old age group increased by 173% from 1985 to 1993, and then decreased by 47% from 1993 to 1999.

http://www.policyalmanac.org/crime/guns.shtml

Do you dispute any of this evidence ?

Jonathan
see what I posted above, yes I dispute it.

Anyone can play with numbers to get the desired result they want.
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