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Gun Crimes Plummet Even As Gun Sales Rise

It almost seems like a contradiction in terms! However, the truth speaks for itself when you see the actual statistics. The amount of homicides with firearms has dropped a staggering 39%, and other crimes with firearms have dropped a whopping 69%. While many political parties would have you believe otherwise, the truth is that gun crimes are dropping significantly even though gun sales continue to increase.

Gun sales have steadily increased since 1993 as more and more people begin to recognize that the number of available guns are not directly related to the amount of crime. While the statistics seem like that would meld together flawlessly, in actuality the numbers are very different.

However, amazingly enough, 56% of Americans still think that gun crimes are up even though it has been dropping steadily. Why does more than half of the American population think this way? Is it simply a misinterpretation of the information, a slant of the liberal media process, or just ignorance of the facts?

Even though 43% of Americans claim to have a firearm in their own home, the majority opinion of Americans is that gun crime is on the rise. Even though the number of unintentional firearms fatalities is down nearly 58% between 1991 and 2011, general opinion greatly differs from cold, hard numbers.
For more eye-popping stats, please check out the infographic below.

Gun Crimes Plummet Even As Gun Sales Rise

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