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Myth No. 3
— Guns are Bad
America is
notorious for its culture of gun violence. Guns sometimes do cause terrible
harm, and many kids are killed every year in gun accidents. But public service
announcements and news stories make it seem as if the accidents kill thousands
of kids every year.
According to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, fewer than 100 kids 15 and
under are killed in gun accidents every year. Of course that's horrible, and I
understand why demonstrators say we need more gun control.
But guess what?
The Centers for Disease Control recently completed a review of studies of
various types of gun control: background checks, waiting periods, bans on
certain guns and ammunition. It could not document that these rules have reduced
violent crime.
The government
wants to say things like the Brady Gun Control Law are making a difference, but
they aren't. Some maximum security felons I spoke to in New Jersey scoffed at
measures like the Brady law. They said they'll have no trouble getting guns if
they want them.
A Justice
Department study confirmed what the prisoners said. But get this: the felons say
that the thing they fear the most is not the police, not time in prison, but,
you, another American who might be armed.
It's a reason
many states are passing gun un-control. They're allowing citizens to carry guns
with them; it's called concealed carry or right to carry. Some women say they're
comforted by these laws.
Many people are
horrified at the idea of concealed carry laws, and predict mayhem if all states
adopt these laws.
But surprise, 36
states already have concealed carry laws, and not one reported an upsurge in gun
crime.