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Originally posted by KSig RC:
Also, crime in general has dropped over many many years, although violent crime among young people has increased.
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I am in almost complete agreement with you with the exception of this quote. Try this:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4845a1.htm
You will find a table near the bottom, about the third table down, with deaths by age bracket and these are dropping for young people as well.
The amazing thing to me is that although the CDC reports show a drop in gun deaths from 1993-1999 and there were over 12 million more guns in the hands of private citizens, some people still insist that guns are the 'cause' of gun related deaths. If there are 12 million plus more firearms in the population, an increase of roughly 5%, and guns in the population are the cause of gun related deaths (as they claim), then there should be at least a 5% increase in the firearm related death rate for the same time frame, showing a direct correlation. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN! Fact is that the number of firearms in the U.S. society goes up every year, yet the firearm related deaths fluctuate widely and amoung whites has actually seen a steady decline for 20 years.