tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post7884362107029426124..comments2024-03-27T11:18:34.222-03:00Comments on Viable Opposition: Why Americans Own GunsA Political Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-54960216959338401652013-03-23T12:51:11.117-03:002013-03-23T12:51:11.117-03:00We know that's not the case because the same t...We know that's not the case because the same thing is happening throughout the industrialized world. The wave of violent crime began in the 60's, peaked in the 80's, and is now burning out. It was the same for all affected nations despite wildly different social and law enforcement responses. Truth be told, we have no idea how, or even if it's possible to, deter crime.mojrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03416999187677478475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-54503400559009925472013-03-21T17:07:27.594-03:002013-03-21T17:07:27.594-03:00Fixed - thanks. Brain fart.Fixed - thanks. Brain fart.A Political Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-56547762999623919462013-03-21T13:49:53.266-03:002013-03-21T13:49:53.266-03:00Why do Americans own guns?, part of the checks and...Why do Americans own guns?, part of the checks and balances with-in the Constitution.<br />Take away the guns and politicians will no longer fear the people.<br /><br />Violent crime is a reflection of socioeconomic reality.<br />When jobs are plentiful, and people can't easily live off the Government tit, crime goes down.<br /><br />This surveys time span is to small to even consider a "change" in anything or anyone. Grasping at straws.<br /><br />Tim Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-5573078705626252302013-03-19T16:39:39.896-03:002013-03-19T16:39:39.896-03:00I don't think the writer is suggesting a causa...I don't think the writer is suggesting a causal relationship between increased gun ownership and decreased crime at all - far from. Rather, the relatively small increase in gun ownership, in a nation already saturated with gun owners relative to other developed countries, does parallel a large change in the biggest reason given for gun ownership - from hunting/sport use to "protection". This happened *despite* declining rates of crime and violent crime specifically. In other words, the supposed logic behind the largest and growing reason for gun ownership - protection of self and family - is in contradiction of the reality that violent crime rates are fairly low, and dropping. That's quite aside from the fact that the statistics show gun owners should be nervous about owning a gun, as the numbers show a gun in the home is strongly associated with increased rates of successful suicides (triple), and of a gun being used, accidentally or otherwise, for violence against a member of the household (5 times greater).Greghttp://www.infotrek.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-6407406191687231002013-03-19T12:03:58.632-03:002013-03-19T12:03:58.632-03:00Check your math please - 0.043 crimes per person, ...Check your math please - 0.043 crimes per person, not per million persons, etc. It sure would be nice to live in a place with less than one crime per 20 million people!<br />And by the way, crime statistics and gun ownership are not the only criteria for assessing the complex interrelationships between consumption and societal health. Associating gun ownership with a decrease in violent crime is specious in this case unless it is possible to show a direct causal relationship proving that these private gun owners somehow were responsible for the decrease in per capita crime rates. Be careful how you try to show this - I am sure that nobody wants to denigrate the fine work accomplished by law enforcement, education, organized religion, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-33574103556958305462013-03-18T14:23:00.667-03:002013-03-18T14:23:00.667-03:00Odd, no maybe correlate the data and see if more l...Odd, no maybe correlate the data and see if more legal gun ownership has helped drive down the violent crime caused by criminals. I don’t have the site/reference but the States with the least amount of violent crimes are also the states with the "weakest" or least restrictive gun laws.<br />I know if I were a criminal wanting to commit armed robbery I'd want to rob in place like NYC where there is little chance the clerk is packing. Rather than taking the risk in say Florida where the chance is more like 50/50.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com