When the government would not control illegal purchasing of guns how then do they expect to reduce the crime rate?
Take a look at a crime rate chart for the last 30 years.
The gun laws we have now have been the same since 1968 iirc. Look at that chart and tell me if the crime rate is really the problem.....or is it that EVERY shooting goes viral in minutes with the advent of the internet.
The news/internet/social media makes you believe its Armageddon. But a review of actual statistics tells otherwise
Not exactly. Back in the 1980's when the FBI was less corrupt and people sometimes did real science, they did a study to try to come up with an effective way to address the 'gun problem' since shootings were getting more common.
The study basically showed that criminals NEED guns in order to protect themselves against
other criminals who they come in contact with frequently in their line of work. For this reason they will never be dis-armed, and if their weapon of choice was somehow rendered unavailable they would 'upgrade' to a more deadly one.
The common sense solution was to make it very much more costly for criminals to use guns against non-criminals in the course of committing a crime. The idea is that innocent bystanders will be at less risk and they getting shot will be more rare.
This policy went into effect and gun related crimes have been declining ever since (with some minor blips corresponding to general economic conditions.)
In my area, breaking into a house and stealing an ATV won't probably even land you in the country jail for more than a few hours. Breaking into a house at stealing a gun will get the entire law enforcement spectra to go after you and if they catch you you'll do years in the pen. This because the criminal touched a gun in the course of committing the theft.
Most criminals in my area are smart enough to leave their guns behind when they go out to burglarize. And, since probably 90% of homeowners are armed and ready, they are also super careful to only break into houses when the owner is not home.