
An Analysis of Firearms and Violent Crime
“To Disarm the People (is) the Best and Most Effectual Way to Enslave Them…”
— George Mason IV (1725-1792), “Father of the United States Bill of Rights”
Update: Dec. 15, 2014
EXCERPT:
There is a lot of talk by certain groups seeking to ban firearms, especially semi-automatic weapons. This group tends to come out in force after any incident where multiple persons are killed by a nut case using a firearm.
The other side of this coin are the Second Amendment defenders who seek to enforce their Constitutional right to “bear arms.”
This report takes a look at hard statistical data related to gun policies in the U.S. and Mexico; and how higher guns sales have decreased gun violence in the USA, while a total gun ban has increased gun-related violence in Mexico. Read More…