mortablunt
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I did some digging around for gun control statistics for a gun rights argument on another forum. I went to http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp and broke down the numbers. This is what I found and posted.
~42.5% of households in the U.S. own a gun.
~47% of men own a gun.
~13% of women own a gun.
Guns are used in murders 66% of the time in the U.S.
Over the past year, about 0.5% of households used a gun for protection against crime.
8% of American crimes involve guns.
1,000,000 times a year guns are used to protect against crime, more than twice as often as for crime.
During the DC handgun ban, the murder rate was typically 73% higher than before the ban.
The U.S. murder rate average 11% lower on the whole during the same time period.
Gun crimes have never been higher in Britain' 65% higher than befoe the 1968 gun law.
The British murder rate has averaged 15% higher since its 1997 almost total gun ban.
The Chicago murder rate was 17% lower during the handgun ban.
The U.S. murder rate was 25% lower on the whole.
96% of those murders were done with banned handguns.
91% of background checks for gun purchases are cleared.
2000 Gun shows take place annually in America.
Crime is not influenced by gun shows in any meaningful way at all.
Gun carry by civilians is legal in 49/50 states, and shall-issue in 40/50 states.
Since Florida passed right to carry, the murder rate has averaged 36% lower.
The U.S. murder rate has averaged 25% lower at the same time.
0.3% of carry permits in Florida have been revoked.
2.4% of the 21 and up crowd in Texas has a gun carry permit.
The Texas murder rate has averaged 30% lower since the law passed.
The U.S. rate has average 28% lower during this period.
Since Michigan passed right to carry legislation, the murder rate has averaged 4% lower.
During the same period, the U.S. Murder rate has averaged 2% lower.
There are 600 fatal gun accidents in the U.S. each year.
They make up 0.5% of all fatal accidents each year.
Nonfatal gun accidents make up .005% of all nonfatal accidents that result in emergency room visits annually.
Gun control groups donate 2% of the money to campaigns that gun rights groups contribute.
All but 1 court decision has affirmed the individual right to keep and bear arms.
The dissenting decision was later overturned in legal precedent.
In ~95% of defense incidents where the victims used guns, no shooting happened and the assailant ran away.
Civilians who fire in self defense are 5 times less likely to shoot the wrong person versus law enforcement.
They are also much more accurate, placing a significantly higher proportion of shots on the right target.
Conclusions: Gun control is counterproductive. Gun rights legislation lowers rates of murder as well as all crimes except the proportion committed with firearms. Gun ownership is very common across all backgrounds. Every place that enacted gun control actually made its problems worse. The "collective right" argument has no credibility and minimal legal precedent. Guns are used to protect life twice as often as they are used to destroy life.
~42.5% of households in the U.S. own a gun.
~47% of men own a gun.
~13% of women own a gun.
Guns are used in murders 66% of the time in the U.S.
Over the past year, about 0.5% of households used a gun for protection against crime.
8% of American crimes involve guns.
1,000,000 times a year guns are used to protect against crime, more than twice as often as for crime.
During the DC handgun ban, the murder rate was typically 73% higher than before the ban.
The U.S. murder rate average 11% lower on the whole during the same time period.
Gun crimes have never been higher in Britain' 65% higher than befoe the 1968 gun law.
The British murder rate has averaged 15% higher since its 1997 almost total gun ban.
The Chicago murder rate was 17% lower during the handgun ban.
The U.S. murder rate was 25% lower on the whole.
96% of those murders were done with banned handguns.
91% of background checks for gun purchases are cleared.
2000 Gun shows take place annually in America.
Crime is not influenced by gun shows in any meaningful way at all.
Gun carry by civilians is legal in 49/50 states, and shall-issue in 40/50 states.
Since Florida passed right to carry, the murder rate has averaged 36% lower.
The U.S. murder rate has averaged 25% lower at the same time.
0.3% of carry permits in Florida have been revoked.
2.4% of the 21 and up crowd in Texas has a gun carry permit.
The Texas murder rate has averaged 30% lower since the law passed.
The U.S. rate has average 28% lower during this period.
Since Michigan passed right to carry legislation, the murder rate has averaged 4% lower.
During the same period, the U.S. Murder rate has averaged 2% lower.
There are 600 fatal gun accidents in the U.S. each year.
They make up 0.5% of all fatal accidents each year.
Nonfatal gun accidents make up .005% of all nonfatal accidents that result in emergency room visits annually.
Gun control groups donate 2% of the money to campaigns that gun rights groups contribute.
All but 1 court decision has affirmed the individual right to keep and bear arms.
The dissenting decision was later overturned in legal precedent.
In ~95% of defense incidents where the victims used guns, no shooting happened and the assailant ran away.
Civilians who fire in self defense are 5 times less likely to shoot the wrong person versus law enforcement.
They are also much more accurate, placing a significantly higher proportion of shots on the right target.
Conclusions: Gun control is counterproductive. Gun rights legislation lowers rates of murder as well as all crimes except the proportion committed with firearms. Gun ownership is very common across all backgrounds. Every place that enacted gun control actually made its problems worse. The "collective right" argument has no credibility and minimal legal precedent. Guns are used to protect life twice as often as they are used to destroy life.