Highlights 2020 ended with a total of 39.7 million background checks, the highest annual count recorded. Why? “Government fell on its face in 2020 and…
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The Vast Majority Of Violent Crime Does Not Involve Firearms
Editors Note: This article has been updated. See, Gun Violence-Firearms Used During Mass Shootings And Street Crimes. Highlights The collective federal data indicate that except…
View More The Vast Majority Of Violent Crime Does Not Involve FirearmsThe Dangerous Nature Of Firearm Offenders
Highlights Firearm offenders are dangerous. Prison may be the only answer. Per the US Sentencing Commission (below), firearm offenders recidivate more, recidivate quickly, and do…
View More The Dangerous Nature Of Firearm OffendersCriminals And Guns-Why Cops Are Concerned
Highlights A very high percentage of violent offenders use or carry firearms per federal sources. What this means for police-involved shootings and public policy. Author…
View More Criminals And Guns-Why Cops Are ConcernedMost People Own Guns For Protection Per Pew
Overview Two-thirds of gun owners say protection from crime is a major reason they own a gun. Roughly one-in-seven adults who own or have owned…
View More Most People Own Guns For Protection Per PewHonesty, School And Mass Shootings
“..our best built certainties are but sand-houses and subject to damage from any wind of doubt that blows.” – “The Great Dark.” Mark Twain. Author…
View More Honesty, School And Mass ShootingsTexas Shooter: Number of Accurate Criminal Records Is Staggeringly Low
Observations “According to the Department of Justice, the number of these records that are actually uploaded is staggeringly low…” ”Even the FBI acknowledges that its…
View More Texas Shooter: Number of Accurate Criminal Records Is Staggeringly LowFirearm-Gun-Assault Weapon-Handgun Use in Violent Crime
Observations The vast majority of violent crimes do not involve firearms. “About 70 percent of all homicides and eight percent of all nonfatal violent victimizations…
View More Firearm-Gun-Assault Weapon-Handgun Use in Violent CrimeCar Stops and Violent Crime Control: Crime in America.Net
One of us was operating a government vehicle (a fancier version than most) in a high-crime area and was pulled over by the police. The officer…
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