And there seems to be no increase in gun crime in any of the constitutional carry states once the laws take effect.
The truth is that crime is mainly committed by criminals.
Criminals make up a small percentage of the population but commit almost all of the crime.
The solution to keeping the violent crime rate low is deterring or incarcerating violent criminals.
The Democrats are encouraging, enabling and normalizing violent crime and preventing law enforcement so we are getting more crime.
“The truth is that crime is committed by criminals.”
Inside the Criminal Mind - Stanton Samenow
Criminal behavior is caused by criminal thinking.
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“Hartford data drawn from 345 gun violence incidents between January 2019 and March 2021 shows that 85% of the suspects arrested for gun crimes had been convicted of gun crimes previously.
Last year, of the 44 people arrested in Hartford for murders or attempted murders with guns, 39% had charges pending from other crimes, but had been released from custody after posting bond. Fifteen percent were on probation. Five percent were on parole. Of those arrested last year, 39% had prior convictions for violent felonies or gun crimes.
The victims, according to the data, differ little from their shooters.”
I still follow Chicago’s statistics - no connection to Chicago, it was just where I first read about it. Year after year, 80-85% of the VICTIMS have criminal records, and according to an Illinois study, the VICTIMS average over 10 prior arrests!
Think about that: Year after year, in big cities, the people DYING in the streets have criminal records and they average 10+ prior arrests!
I’ve seen the statistics for NYC and LA and they are almost exactly the same. “Thugs killing Thugs”. Sometimes the thugs miss and accidentally kill innocent people. But we don’t have a “gun violence” problem. We have a “They won’t lock them up!” problem!