FACTS YOUR GOVERNMENT DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW!

The Counter Intuitive Effect of Gun Control Policy

1. Gun control advocates argue that Washington DC's gun laws don't work because guns are readily available to criminals accross the river in Virginia.

If this were true crime rates should be high also in Virginia.

POPULATION AND CRIME RATE IN WASHINGTON DC AND SUBURBS

City	Population	Homicide Rate per 100,000	Violent Crime Rate per 100,000
Washington DC	604000	81	2542
Arlington VA	156115	6	443
Alexandria VA	109888	6	646
Manassas VA	23620	0	197
Fairfax City VA	21795	0	286

( ref: Crime in the United State, 1991)
Five cities all in the same area only one chose to reduce crime by eliminating firearms.
The Homicide rate rose by a factor of 14
The Violent Crime rate rose by a factor of between 4 and 12.

This is a disastrous counter intuitive effect of Gun Control Policy.
In simplest terms it doesn't work!
Firearms prohibition only affects citizens of good character it does not affect criminals. Prohibiting citizens of good character from possessing firearms will not decrease crime it will increase crime.

2. Florida's Concealed Carry Weapons permit policy.

Florida has a population of 13.277 million. The number of citizens who own firearms is a 8.325 million, 62.7%.

In 1987 the Florida government instituted a Concealed Carry Weapon permit system, whereby a citizen of good character with documented training in firearms, could obtain a permit to carry a firearm.

In the period from Oct 1, 1987 to May 31, 1994 227,569 permits were issued, 1.7% of the population. In the period 18 permits , 0.008% were revoked. Perception is greater than reality.

In the period the homicide rate declined by 21%.

At the same time the national homicide rate increased by 12%

One counterintuitive effect to this policy was the change of focus of criminals to attack unarmed foreign tourists. This got a lot of media attention.

Media did not talk about the positive effects of the CCW policy.

Gun Control is not Crime Control

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