Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
Originally Posted By: salesrep
Less gun violence is a good thing..right?
Always to anyone rational, but the politics that drive these issues seldom respond to reason!
The numbers are down where folks are able to arm themselves. The only places where numbers are up is the places where guns are illegal!
Really? Then how did they come up with this?
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In 2011, residents in the South (1.9 per 1,000) had higher rates of nonfatal firearm violence than those in the Northeast (1.3 per 1,000) (figure 9). Residents in the South (1.9 per 1,000), Midwest (1.7 per 1,000), and West (1.8 per 1,000) had statistically similar rates of nonfatal firearm violence.
Isn't the south, Midwest and west where the rules are more lax, and not where the huge population centers are? Last I checked, it was far easier to get a gun in SC or FL than NJ - why are those states statistically less safe? The cities aren't even as large as those in or bordering the NE states!
And btw, between urban (where rights are restricted), suburban and rural areas:
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From 1994 to 2011, the rates of nonfatal firearm violence for all three locations declined between 76% and 78%.