Comments on: Good Crime Stat News For A Change!

By: Bill Korbet

Bill Korbet — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:49:23 +0000

The largest increases in gun ownership also have the largest drops in violent crimes.
Thirty-one states (IT IS NOW UP TO 40 STATES) now have such laws—called "shall-issue" laws.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/493636…

Read the book:
http://www.amazon.com/More-Guns-Less-Crime-Unders…

Hinkle – U.S. Trends: More Guns, Less Crime
A. BARTON HINKLE TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNIST
Published: January 15, 2010
At the same time, the nation has seen a sharp drop in violent crime.
Which means the gun nuts are proving liberals wrong, too.
Yet despite a remarkable uptick in gun sales, during the first six months of 2009 violent crime fell 4.4 percent, property crime fell 6.6 percent, homicides fell 10 percent, and car thefts fell 19 percent.
If guns caused crime, then we should have expected precisely the opposite to happen — particularly given the related liberal belief, which Mac Donald dissects, that hard economic times drive people to desperate acts.
Read the complete article:
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/opinion/op…

By: DianeDimond

DianeDimond — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:09:41 +0000

John – I'd REALLY like more information on this – where do you suggest I look?
thanks for writing! And thank you, officer, for your service to the community! ~ DD

By: DianeDimond

DianeDimond — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:00:40 +0000

Officer John,
I'd love more information on this. Can you help? ~ DD

ps – thanks for your service!

By: DianeDimond

DianeDimond — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:00:05 +0000

Facebook Friend (and police officer) John Underhill writes:

" Have you seen how they do the new stats. Well I have – they have made some crimes into different categories which lowers the stats. I bet this has not been looked at. New Crime Analyst changed the reporting structure a few years ago, don't let them fool you too.

By: DianeDimond

DianeDimond — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:56:34 +0000

Facebook Friend Sean Bagley writes:

"I don't think police are paid ridiculous salaries. This is my opinion, and there are NO law enforcement officers of any kind in my family or my life: If I had a job where every car I approached could have a myriad of charachters inside, with guns, you would have to pay me in the HIGH six-figures, base salary, in addition to a full pension for the rest of my life. Whether it's a dark car on a dark street, or a home or apartment wherein there's a domestic dispute raging, you could not pay me enough money to be a law enforcement officer these days— they risk their lives every minute of every day they're on the job."