Op-ed: Gun Control - Examining the 2005 FBI Crime Statistics

Gun ban extremists are trying to make something of a small increase in violent crime last year, ignoring the fact that there are 70 million more guns in private hands than in 1991, and 38 percent less violent crime.

In an op-ed for Newsbusters.org, writer Howard Nemerov asks "wouldn’t you like to know where those murders and robberies occurred? Was it diffused throughout the country, or are there other possible demographic factors?"

After examining the data, Nemerov concludes by saying "yes, violent crime rates increased in 2005, especially in the categories of murder and robbery. Most of this increase occurred in large metropolitan areas and in cities not part of a larger metropolitan area that reside in non-RTC states. Right-to-carry communities are generally the safest places to live, and non-metropolitan counties in RTC states are the safest places for women. So the next time a gun controller says we need to ban guns because crime is going up, kindly give them this paper and remind them that they have already contributed enough, thank you very much."

Click here to read the entire article from Howard Nemerov, an accomplished writer and good friend to Buckeye Firearms Association.