Since the Sandy Hook Elementary
School massacre in Newton, Connecticut, Americans’ views of guns have gone
through a shift to the point where record-high numbers of citizens now say
firearms are necessary for personal protections. Crime rate increases have in part fueled a
25-year-high, the Washington Examiner reported.
According to a recent survey from Pew Research
Center, support for gun control once soared to 66 percent, especially in the
days following the Sandy Hook shooting and the concerted Obama administration
effort to platform that tragedy into crackdowns on the Second Amendment. But
that number is long gone.
Now, support for more gun control stands at 46
percent and gun rights, at 52 percent – the highest level in 25 years.
“We are at a moment when most Americans believe
crime rates are rising and when most believe gun ownership, not gun control,
makes people safer,” Pew reported.
Fully 63 percent of Americans believe a gun is
the best defense against crime, Pew found.
As the Examiner reported, the Pew numbers
coincide with the National Rifle Association’s record-high participation at its
national convention, and soaring membership rate of five million.
“In the 1990s, the rate of violent crimes
plummeted by more than half nationwide,” Pew said. “Public perceptions tracked
right along, with the share saying there was more crime in the U.S. over the
past year falling from 87 percent in 1993 to just 41 percent by 2001. In the
new century, however, there’s been a disconnect. A majority of Americans (63
percent) said in a Gallup survey last year that crime was on the rise, despite
crime statistics holding near 20-year lows.”
Comments
The Sandy Hook hoax
didn’t work. The gun craze is being fanned by actual crime and distrust of
government. We watched our government
and their cronies insist that global warming was real, that UN Agenda 21
restrictions were necessary and a global government is where we’re headed. Government insisted that we would need to
increase our electricity costs by 500% and soon we would not have cars and
would have to use bikes and public transit. We also noticed that inflation and unemployment
are no longer measured accurately. So, why would we pay any attention to
government crime statistics ?
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