Virginia Gun Sales Rise, Crime Drops

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Shhhh.... don't tell the gun grabbers this. It might make their heads explode.

Firearms sales in Virginia are increasing while gun-related violent crimes are declining.

Firearms sales rose 16 percent in 2012 to a record 490,119 guns purchased in 444,844, according to federally licensed gun dealer sales estimates obtained by the Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va. gun crime drops again as firearm sales soar - Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia News ). During the same period, major crimes committed with firearms dropped 5 percent to 4,378.

“This appears to be additional evidence that more guns don’t necessarily lead to more crime,” said Thomas R. Baker, an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs who specializes in research methods and criminology theory.

“It’s a quite interesting trend given the current rhetoric about strengthening gun laws and the presumed effect it would have on violent crimes,” Baker told the newspaper. “While you can’t conclude from this that tougher laws wouldn’t reduce crime even more, it really makes you question if making it harder for law-abiding people to buy a gun would have any effect on crime.”

Va. gun sales rise, firearm-related crimes drop | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

 

[TheOldSchool]

That's b/c Virginia is the best state

I got both my guns last year so I guess I contributed!

 

[asaratis]

That's b/c Virginia is the best state

I got both my guns last year so I guess I contributed!

Oh! You have only two? I have five...still thinking of others I want...all at .40cal or above...maybe one at .357mag...

 

[Missourian]

Shhhh.... don't tell the gun grabbers this. It might make their heads explode.

Firearms sales in Virginia are increasing while gun-related violent crimes are declining.

Firearms sales rose 16 percent in 2012 to a record 490,119 guns purchased in 444,844, according to federally licensed gun dealer sales estimates obtained by the Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va. gun crime drops again as firearm sales soar - Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia News ). During the same period, major crimes committed with firearms dropped 5 percent to 4,378.

“This appears to be additional evidence that more guns don’t necessarily lead to more crime,” said Thomas R. Baker, an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs who specializes in research methods and criminology theory.

“It’s a quite interesting trend given the current rhetoric about strengthening gun laws and the presumed effect it would have on violent crimes,” Baker told the newspaper. “While you can’t conclude from this that tougher laws wouldn’t reduce crime even more, it really makes you question if making it harder for law-abiding people to buy a gun would have any effect on crime.”

Va. gun sales rise, firearm-related crimes drop | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

Those facts must all be lies by the NRA.

The gun grabbers told us that more guns and conceal carry would create a new wild west...and them guys are always right.

/sarcasm

 

[TheOldSchool]

That's b/c Virginia is the best state

I got both my guns last year so I guess I contributed!

Oh! You have only two? I have five...still thinking of others I want...all at .40cal or above...maybe one at .357mag...

More would be cool. But I don't get the opportunity to shoot very often. I'm thinking about getting a bow.