Murder Weapons 2011

[CTyankee]

12. thanks, russ. This is exactly what is used to bolster the "you were never safer" meme

of the nra types here (whether or not they identify with the nra). It is why I don't bother with their desperate attempts to "prove" that statement true.

But beyond the obvious sly cherry picking and misrepresentation of data, what does "you were never safer" actually mean? My guess is that it "means" that more guns in people's possession means less violent crime. If that is true, do we have actual data that more guns are in more people's hands OR that more guns are concentrated in fewer peoples' hands? Is there any accurate data about how many people in this country even possess guns? In some areas where there might be such data, are there any accompanying data as to socioeconomic factors which correlate to incidence of gun violence?

I think we should parse the "you were never safer" statement further and examine all of its implications. This could be a thread in and of itself, I guess, but your ideas would be helpful...