FBI Report Confirms Crime Fell While Gun Purchases Soared in 2013

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Oops! I was going to post this in dbgarland's NRA Hijinks thread, but that thread has so many examples of facts overwhelming his bullshit that I didn't want this one to get buried.

FBI Report Confirms Crime Fell While Gun Purchases Soared in 2013

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As gun sales soared in 2013--with the number of background checks for gun sales breaking records--the FBI reports that violent crime fell sharply below 2012 figures, and property crime rates fell sharply too.
On January 6, Breitbart News reported there were 21,093,273 background checks for firearm purchasers conducted in America in 2013. And while this number of background checks represented a record, we explained then that the number of guns sold could be many times higher. That is because background checks are done on gun purchasers, not on the number of guns being purchased.

For instance, if everyone who went through a background check then purchased three guns, the number of guns sold in the retail market alone would have been 63,279,819. That's not even counting the number sold privately.

And what happened as all these guns came into private hands? Violent crime and property crime fell.

According to an FBI report released on November 10: "violent crimes in 2013 decreased 4.4 percent when compared with 2012 figures, and the estimated number of property crimes decreased 4.1 percent [as well]."

These record gun sales and the subsequent reduction in crime square perfectly with a Congressional Research Service report covered by Breitbart News on December 4, 2013. That study showed that the number of privately owned firearms in America increased from 192 million in 1994 to 310 million in 2009. At the same time, "firearm-related murder and non-negligent homicide" fell from 6.6 per 100,000 Americans in 1993 to 3.6 per 100,000 in 2000.

The bottom line: more guns equals less crime.

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I am generally pro gun ownership. That being said, I don't know that the increase in firearm sales has necessarily resulted in the drop in violent crime. Correlation does not always equal causation. The figures do make it harder to argue the case that more lawful gun ownership equals more violent crime.

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fan27 said:
I am generally pro gun ownership. That being said, I don't know that the increase in firearm sales has necessarily resulted in the drop in violent crime. Correlation does not always equal causation. The figures do make it harder to argue the case that more lawful gun ownership equals more violent crime.

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I would agree with all of that. However, liberals are always quick to use gun statistics showing it the other way around, so what is good for the goose...
 
"The bottom line: more guns equals less crime."
Anything could affect crime rates in the short run. But lets test that theory with the longer time frame.


A longer time frame we see:

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and look at violent crime:



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A drop in the number of households that own a gun leads to a drop in violent crime??


For longer time frames, I'm going to have to go with Freakonomics and their analysis regarding abortion and crime. For shorter time frames, who knows.
 
fan27 said:
I am generally pro gun ownership. That being said, I don't know that the increase in firearm sales has necessarily resulted in the drop in violent crime.
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Should be obvious.

If perps fear their target or occupants may be carrying, less likely to continue with their criminal intent.

Ever hear of a donut shop being robbed?

Also... I believe there is data which supports the notion of "fewer deaths" in mass shooting incidents when somebody returns fire.
 
Covertibility said:
"The bottom line: more guns equals less crime."
Anything could affect crime rates in the short run. But lets test that theory with the longer time frame.


A longer time frame we see:

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and look at violent crime:



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Source


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A drop in the number of households that own a gun leads to a drop in violent crime??


For longer time frames, I'm going to have to go with Freakonomics and their analysis regarding abortion and crime. For shorter time frames, who knows.
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With the only notable exception being that you're showing people being asked if they own a gun vs. people who are actually getting background checks because they purchased one. Various studies - including the Gallup one you quoted have mentioned that people could have some fear as disclosing whether or not they own a gun in surveys. I know I lied about it when I was asked a year ago by my child's pediatrician and then again by my insurance company.
 
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