Correlation or Coincidence???

Correlation or Coincidence? Murder Rate at an All Time Low While Gun Sales at an All Time High

Dec 18, 2015 | 

Amid frenzied media claims of a “gun epidemic,” things are quite actually the opposite

The funny thing is you’ll hear opposites from pro and anti-gun supporters. The only thing that you can look to for the truth is facts. Sometimes that constitutes jumping off the bandwagon and researching for yourself, and in this case I’ve done just that. However, don’t hesitate to look it up and back it up for yourself.

This is from the Washington Examiner.

The New York Times front-page editorial asserts a “gun epidemic,” which is an odd phrase, unless you think guns themselves – not deaths or shootings – are an evil.

If the editors meant to refer to a gun-death epidemic or a mass shooting epidemic, here’s a relevant bit of information: Per-capita murders in the U.S. are at their lowest level since FBI records began, and they are trending downwards. The Times editors write “motives do not matter to the dead.” I would add that “weapons of choice do not matter to the dead.” So, here’s a chart of all murders in the U.S, taken from FBI data.

Our Second Amendment is more vital than I think we understand, our forefathers knew that next in line of importance after the First Amendment is an amendment that allows the individual to not only protect themselves but ultimately prevent a government Tyranny.

There will always be bad people, criminals and scum who victimize others to get what they want. Atrocious stories like people killing for 5$ and a cell phone, 9 year olds being lured into an alley to be shot down over a gang feud, or helpless elderly women raped and then executed mercilessly.

These are people that live around you or walk by you everyday, people you can’t predict. The only thing you can predict is your own constitutional right to protect yourself, your family and others around you.

The more people that understand this, the closer we get to a safer and healthier society. Criminals and scum think twice before committing a crime or victimizing others when they know there’s a pretty good chance that person will fight back and possibly shoot them.

It is absolutely no surprise to us that the more people arm themselves and the more guns sales increase, the more we see murder rates plunge.

Author: Annie Stonebreaker

Annie is attending North Idaho College for a degree in journalism and is enjoying writing about everything guns for Defend and Carry. She finds our right to bear arms imperative and can get quite spicy on the topic. In her spare time she loves reading, playing outdoors, any water activities, eating sweet treats, eating in general, playing music or spending time with her Fiance, and being surrounded by good friends, conversation and laughter.

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