Gun Ownership Rises to All-Time High, Violent Crime Falls to 35-Year Low
National Rifle Association of America, Institute for Legislative Action
Coinciding with a surge in gun purchases that began shortly before the 2008 elections, violent crime decreased six percent between 2008 and 2009, including an eight percent decrease in murder and a nine percent decrease in robbery.1 Since 1991, when violent crime peaked, it has decreased 43 percent to a 35-year low. Murder has fallen 49 percent to a 45-year low.2 At the same time, the number of guns that Americans own has risen by about 90 million. Predictions by gun control supporters, that increasing the number of guns, particularly handguns and so-called “assault weapons,†would cause crime to increase, have been proven profoundly lacking in clairvoyance.4
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