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Even Jenn Christensen at the virulently anti-gun CNN admits31, “If you were to look on a map, the highest numbers of gun-related homicides are concentrated in a belt that stretches from Mexico through the Caribbean to Brazil.” Citing the study, she acknowledges, “Many of these homicides involve drug cartels,” and asserts, “There’s a problem with organized crime and the illegal gun trade.”
The Left perpetually ignores fatherless homes, roving gangs, drug trafficking, and other social and cultural maladies that lie at the root of the problem here at home and elsewhere in the West. Areas where guns are more prevalent do not experience a higher rate of gun crime or violence. America’s most violent places are the cities and states where guns are banned, whereas low homicide rates are reported in locations with fewer gun restrictions, such as Idaho, New Hampshire, and even deep-blue Vermont.
Aaron Bandler writes32 at The Daily Wire that after Washington, DC, outlawed guns, “annual homicides rose from 188 in 1976 to 364 in 1988, and then increased even further to 454 in 1993.” Lest some attempt to deny that correlation, he adds, “The gun ban was struck down by the Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller, and homicides have steadily declined since then to 88 yearly murders in 2012.” Bandler adds that the Crime Research Prevention Center shows that “nearly 99 percent of mass public shootings have occurred in gun-free zones.”
Of course, violence is high in these gun-free zones because criminals and other deranged individuals know that there’s virtually no chance that they’ll encounter resistance from an armed citizen. It’s no wonder that crime is lower where right-to-carry laws have been passed. Gun-rights defender John R. Lott Jr. writes33, “Right-to-carry laws reduced both the frequency and the severity of mass public shootings; and to the extent to which mass shootings still occurred, they took place in those tiny areas in the states where permitted concealed handguns were not allowed.”
Finally, suicides account for more than two-thirds of our nation’s “gun deaths.” Leftists prefer to lump these self-inflicted deaths with homicides to add shock value to their statistics, but suicide is far different than gang-related murder, even if the same tool is used. And while the U.S. may be second in suicides with guns, it’s 48th in suicides overall. Furthermore, firearms were used in just over half of American suicides — which means people bent on ending their lives will find another way.
In any case, it’s pretty clear that we don’t have an epidemic of “gun violence” in this country, despite the Leftmedia’s incessant desire to repeat the association. In fact, a range of statistics show that more guns are actually helping to keep Americans safe from the real problems that plague our society. The recent spate of knife attacks34 in Great Britain is proof that those who seek to inflict harm upon innocent people will find the means. Just as American leftists refuse to address the root causes of violence, London’s mayor is now calling for knife control35. That’ll work about as well as gun control in DC.
As long as the innocent are prevented by the government from protecting themselves, their families, their businesses, and their communities, those who seek to terrorize will have the upper hand. Countries in the Americas should address the real root causes of violence rather than pushing for failed solutions that empower violent people while keeping responsible citizens from defending themselves.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/57981-the-americas-and-gun-violence
MORE ANALYSIS FROM THE PATRIOT POST
August Confirmations Overcome Dem Obstruction36 — A backlog remains, but Mitch McConnell’s canceling of the August recess alleviated the situation.
U.S. Seeing Record Numbers of STDs37 — With promiscuity promoted by the mainstream culture, is it any wonder that STD numbers are rising?
Video: Shapiro Slams Fake News Antifa Coverage38 — The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro discusses the faulty coverage of antifa by the mainstream media.
OPINION IN BRIEF
Marc A. Thiessen: “It would be the height of hypocrisy if Democrats tried to remove the president over allegations of illegality relating to extramarital affairs. During the Monica Lewinsky scandal, congressional Democrats told us the private sexual conduct of a president does not matter, and that lying under oath to cover up a ‘consensual relationship’ is not an impeachable offense. … If Democrats do try to impeach Trump over anything but a criminal conspiracy with Russia, they will regret it. The president was legitimately elected by Americans who knew about his lecherous past and supported him anyway. Indeed, Trump’s election was a direct result of the Democrats’ victory in the culture war of the 1990s. Republicans are now simply playing by the rules Democrats established. … If Mueller finds conclusive evidence that Trump entered into a criminal conspiracy with Russia, then by all means impeach away. But absent such evidence, the idea that Stormy Daniels is going to bring down Trump is a liberal fantasy. If Democrats are upset that they cannot remove Trump over this, well, sorry — they set the precedent.”
SHORT CUTS
Insight: “Most of the major ills of the world have been caused by well-meaning people who ignored the principle of individual freedom, except as applied to themselves, and who were obsessed with fanatical zeal to improve the lot of mankind.” —Henry Grady Weaver (1889-1949)
Demo-gogues: “As the smoke continues to build with one revelation after another, there is greater need than ever to see what Trump may be hiding in his personal tax returns, the return information to explain them and those of the 500 business entities, which he controls from here to Azerbaijan.” —Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Priorities: “If Democrats take back the House, I’ll fully support efforts to finally make [Donald Trump’s] tax returns public.” —Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI)
Braying Jackass: “My only message [to Trump] would be ‘resign.’ … I think everyone knows to discount what this current administration is doing and saying.” —Al Gore
Hot air: “Climate change is seldom far from my mind. It’s causing real damage and death. It’s so omnipresent it rarely tops the headlines, but it’s one of the most important stories of our time. Reality continues to close in and it will likely be devastating. Attention must be paid.” —Dan Rather
Alpha Jackass: “I will not cooperate with ICE. They’re a bunch of thugs.” —NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo
The response: “To call ICE agents ‘thugs,’ think about it: These are men and women who are fathers and mothers and brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, that chose to enforce the laws of this country, strap a gun to their hip every day and put a Kevlar vest on to go out to the community and protect America and protect the community. Cuomo calls them ‘thugs.’” —former ICE Director Tom Homan
And last… “Ironically, the easiest way these days to get people to act like Nazis towards a group is to convince people that group is a bunch of Nazis.” —Frank Fleming
https://patriotpost.us/articles/57982-friday-short-cuts
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