Armageddon never happened. Newly released data for Chicago shows that, as in Washington, murder and gun crime rates didn't rise after the bans were eliminated -- they plummeted. They have fallen much more than the national crime rate.Which is why it's nice to have alternatives to the "lap it up" Lloyds & Lisas of the journalistic world...
Not surprisingly, the national media have been completely silent about this news.
"This study failed to demonstrate a beneficial association between legislation and firearm homicide rates between 1974 and 2008."(via sda)
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RELATED: Mind you, it's a very selective silence
"If you’re a left-wing Christian politician, your beliefs are commendable. If you’re a right-wing Christian politician, your beliefs are scary and you have a “dark and dangerous vision.”