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Pro Gun:
Responsible Gun
Ownership
I am a responsible gun owner.
The Problem:
Gun Violence
Gun Violence in the United
States According to the FBI, in 2013, a total of 262,197
counts of robbery & aggravated assault involved
a firearm. This doesn’t include burglary or
vehicle theft, and doesn’t include homicide
numbers.
Further, according to the United Nations Office
on Drugs and Crime, in 2012, there were a total
of 14,827 homicides in the US, 60% of which, or
roughly 9000, involved a firearm.
The Solution:
Responsible Gun
Ownership
Be a Responsible Gun Owner:
Make yourself less of a target
According to a survey of incarcerated felons conducted by James
D. Wright of the U.S Department of Justice, on average, 3 out of 5
felons would not have done what they did had their victim been
armed and had they known their victim was armed. This means that
more than half of committed crimes would not have been
committed if more people were responsibly armed.
Additionally, a study conducted by John R. Lott Jr. of the Crime
Prevention Research Center and William M. Landes of the National
Bureau of Economic Research shows that, with one exception, every
multiple victim public shooting since 1977 has occurred in a gun-
free zone, and that passage of concealed handgun laws is the only factor that has had a consistent influence on reducing the
occurrence of these shootings.
What The
Solution Can Do:
Real Statistics of
More Guns VS
Less Guns
What The Solution Can Do
Believe it or not, the majority of the states
with the most relaxed gun laws have the
lowest rate of gun violence, while the
majority of the states with strict gun control
see the highest rates of gun violence. Let’s
look at 2 similarly populated states with
very different gun control laws and gun
ownership.
States With More Guns VS States
With Less Guns – More: Vermont
According to the FBI, Vermont has an approximate
population of 630,000. Of these 630,000 citizens,
approximately 42% of them, or roughly 265,000 people,
own guns. Vermont has an approximate gun homicide
rate of 0.3 people per 100,000 inhabitants. Even though
Vermont does not require a permit to purchase a firearm,
does not require registration of firearms, does not have a
magazine capacity restriction, allows for lawful
ownership of an automatic weapon, and allows
unlicensed concealed or open carry as long as you are
not prohibited from doing so by federal law, this is the
lowest rate of gun homicide in the United States.
States With More Guns VS States With
Less Guns – Less: Washington DC
According to the FBI, Washington DC has an
approximate population of 605,000. Of these 605,000
citizens, approximately 3.6% of them, or roughly 22,000
people, own guns. DC has an approximate gun
homicide rate of 16.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
Even though DC requires a permit to purchase a firearm,
requires firearms to be registered, restricts magazine
capacity, doesn’t allow for ownership of an automatic
weapon, doesn’t allow unlicensed concealed carry, and
doesn’t allow open carry at all, this is the highest rate of
gun homicide in the United States.
So What Does That Mean?
That means that Vermont has
approximately 12 times the guns and
gun owners that Washington DC has,
but has a gun homicide rate that is 55
times lower. Which state would you
rather live in?
Let’s put a picture to the statistic.
COMPARING VERMONT TO
WASHINGTON DCVERMONT WASHINGTON DC
Now Let’s
Conclude
Conclusion We’ve acknowledged the problem of gun violence in
America, we’ve talked about how we might be able to
fix it, and we’ve talked about some sobering statistics in
regards to responsible gun ownership.
Responsible gun ownership will not only reduce your risk
of being a victim, but reduce gun related violence
altogether, as well.
If you are worried about your safety in this great nation of
ours, do something about it. Educate yourself on
responsible firearm ownership, get licensed to carry, and
encourage others to do the same, because when
seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
Expert Quote I’d like to end with a quote from Jeff Cooper, the
father of the modern technique of handgun
shooting and expert on the use and history of
small arms, “One cannot legislate the maniacs
off the street ... these maniacs can only be shut
down by an armed citizenry. Indeed bad things
can happen in nations where the citizenry is
armed, but not as bad as those which seem to
be threatening our disarmed citizenry in this
country at this time.”
Thank You. Any
Questions?