...of course the worst part of this stat is the non-metropolitian areas bit which means that big cities which have the toughest gun control laws didn't see as big as a drop as areas with much looser rules.
you mean that violence didn't drop as quickly in cities as in suburbs?
I will not waste too much time on this, but Doc maybe I was giving you too much credit. I mean, I am not sure how one derives any intellectual satisfaction from advancing (or, I guess, "parroting") such a silly argument. It's a strawman that is backed up by this as the source:
"Bearing Arms: Saving Liberty and Lives" http://bearingarms.com/ lol, there's an objective source .. . . its not even the actual data, its a PRO-GIN guy taking two different snippets of data (for a tiny period of time, no less) and piecing them together to make a silly argument.essentially, the ridiculous argument advanced by the PRO-GUN WEBSITE is that an increase in gun sales in 2013 resulted in a decrease in all VIOLENCE in early 2013 . . . huh? really? Not only is that causal link absurd on its face, but to try to turn it around as you have Doc --- "since there were more guns sold in 2013 there should be more VIOLENCE in 2013 . . . . and there isnt" . . . . is just a waste of time, really. Embarrassing from an intellectual honesty perspective. The simple truth that more guns = more gun violence (gun murder, gun suicide, gun accident) is not disproven by a PRO-GUN WEBSITE mixing two stats --- declining VIOLENCE (of all kinds, for half a year) with increase gun sales (actually background check) for a one year? C'mon now . . .the funny thing is there are legitimate pro-gun arguments . . . I wonder sometimes whether there are legitimate pro-gun advocates to make them . . .
Incidentally, while you were parroting a pro-gun website from the comfort of your home, this was happening on the streets: http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/3-Girls-Shot-in-Liberty-City-Miami-Fire-Rescue-247162341.html "The girls – ages 10, 15 and 18 – were outside a home at 1239 Northwest 65th St. when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside it began shooting late Tuesday afternoon"just a thought . . . .the gun(s) used in this event likely started off as a legal gun . . . just like all those legal guns purchased in 2013 . . . with 300 million of them, we definitely need more gun profits . . . err . . . guns . . . . well, no . . . . profits . . . . wait, its a Constitutional issue . . yeah . .. that's the ticket :-[or this . . . a gun used for "self-defense" lol: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-arkansas-girl-15-fatally-shot-in-prank-gone-wrong/
Little girls can be pretty dangerous...#standyourground
I agree, little girls with eggs and shaving cream even more dangerous!! and little girls playing in a front yard . . . whoa . . look out.
