According to the 2012 U.S. census, the population of the U.S. is 313.9 million people.
According to the most recent Bureau of Justice prison census, 3.2% or, 10,044,800 are under some form of correctional control, ie: prison, jail, parole or probation.
Of those, about 70%, or 7,031,360 are repeat offenders.
Let that sink in.
According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which handles that registration, there were more than 3.1 million National Firearms Act-registered weapons in the U.S. as of March 2012. The U.S. has the best-armed civilian population in the world, with an estimated 270 million total guns. That’s an average of 89 firearms for every 100 residents. That means that a criminal has an average of an 11% chance of encountering an unarmed citizen. Not very good odds for them, I'd say.
The gun control advocates say more guns cause more crime. I'd say, based on these published, national statistics, there is no proof or basis for their claims.
These numbers are why I chose to be proactive in protecting my family and myself. Be a part of the majority and protect yourself and your loved ones. Take a class and get your permit. If you're local, call Tim Guy at Guy Personal Defense and schedule your class.
To use a quote a friend likes to use:
"The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.-Confucius"
According to the most recent Bureau of Justice prison census, 3.2% or, 10,044,800 are under some form of correctional control, ie: prison, jail, parole or probation.
Of those, about 70%, or 7,031,360 are repeat offenders.
Let that sink in.
According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which handles that registration, there were more than 3.1 million National Firearms Act-registered weapons in the U.S. as of March 2012. The U.S. has the best-armed civilian population in the world, with an estimated 270 million total guns. That’s an average of 89 firearms for every 100 residents. That means that a criminal has an average of an 11% chance of encountering an unarmed citizen. Not very good odds for them, I'd say.
The gun control advocates say more guns cause more crime. I'd say, based on these published, national statistics, there is no proof or basis for their claims.
These numbers are why I chose to be proactive in protecting my family and myself. Be a part of the majority and protect yourself and your loved ones. Take a class and get your permit. If you're local, call Tim Guy at Guy Personal Defense and schedule your class.
To use a quote a friend likes to use:
"The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.-Confucius"
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