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Cliff Huprich
 
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Default OT- Crime at a 30 year low

Sorry for the repost to AMC ... it's one of Gunner's crossposts of
someone else's post again I noted ... so here's back at him for
a change G.

In article , Gunner
writes:

#It was widely reported in the press yesterday that violent and property
#crimes are at a 30 year low nationwide.
#
#So how come none of the media pundits and talking heads drew the obvious
#connection between a plunging crime rate and the growth of firearm
#ownership, including most states now licensing law abiding citizens to carry
#concealed.

Probably because murder by firearms rates went up quite a bit.

Most of the rest went down but NOT that. *Exactly* as anyone sane
would expect when more people in the US have more guns.
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Cliff Huprich

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