School Shooting in South Florida

[dirtylemons]

Machiavellian said:

dirtylemons said:

The United States has seen a decline in its murder rate almost every year for over a quarter of a century now. It's less than half of what it was in the early 90s. And that's definitely not the case with "every other country."

It seems rather dishonest to say that people simply don't want to give up their right to potentially commit mass murder. Less than one percent of registered gun owners in the U.S. will commit any sort of gun-related crime, and according to the New York Times, over 4 times as many people use firearms to protect life instead of take it.

I would be more incline to your stats if Congress and the NRA would let the CDC actually do a study on gun violence.  Instead of these one sided stats to fit a position, instead I would like the ban on the study actually lifted so we can get real solid results.  The fact that Congress and the NRA are scared about such a study should speak volumes.  If you truly believe what you say then such a study should prove your right.

Research and studies are not the same as federal statistics. We know what the crime rate in the country is, per the F.B.I., CDC and UN.
For the record, I personally am not against repealing the Dickey Amendment (assuming that's what you're referring to). But it's important not to conflate 'gun control studies' with 'crime statistics', the latter of which are most definitely not being hidden by said amendment.