FBI Report Shows Violent Crime Decreased As Gun Sales Increased
by Awr Hawkins
February 19, 2014
Violent crime fell during the first six months of 2013 at the same time the
number of gun purchases was expanding.
According to preliminary FBI stats, "All offenses in the category of violent crime"
fell during the first six months of 2013, compared to the same time period in
2012.
UPI reports that this included "murder, non-negligent manslaughter, forcible
rape, aggravated assault and robbery." Specifically, "murders declined by 6.9%,
forcible rapes declined 10.6%, aggravated assaults decreased 6.6% and robbery
offenses were down by 1.8%."
On January 6, 2014, Breitbart News reported that background checks for gun
purchases had skyrocketed in 2013, particularly in the early part of the year,
which coincides with the period of time in which, according to FBI stats, crime
fell.
Throughout 2013 as a whole, there were 21,093,273 background checks,
compared to 19,592,303 in 2012.
What does this article tell us?
oIs there a correlation between violence and gun sales?
oIs there causation between violence and gun sales?
If not, what may be causing the decrease in violence?
