Gun Control & RKBA

krispos42

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12. This is the data to 2006

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2014, 01:00 AM

Jan 2014

I used the least-squares method to make the trend lines in the second and third graphic, which was an interesting intellectual exercise.

Note that about 95% of homicide incidents are single-victim. I put the trend line on this one.

You can see how, after the peak in about 1990, the number of single-victim homicides dropped sharply while the levels of multi-victim homicides remained generally steady. This is almost certainly due to the removal of lead from gasoline, the widespread availability of hormonal and barrier birth control, and the legalization of abortion, all of which occurred about 20 years before the drop.

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'Active shooter' incidents rising nationwide [View all] SecularMotion Jan 2014 OP

not quite gejohnston Jan 2014 #1

You beat me to that quote Duckhunter935 Jan 2014 #3

Further, mass shootings since 1976 are on the decline, esp. if you adjust for population growth. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #4

Please do not forget Duckhunter935 Jan 2014 #6

Here's a graphic with number of guns in circulation, 1981-2008, with other data. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #7

Thanks gejohnston Jan 2014 #9

Agree with all of the above. It's aggravating, the best solution is truly to address inequity, etc. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #10

So what do you think about this? Duckhunter935 Jan 2014 #2

Indeed. Here's another graphic covering those 35 years. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #5

"Mass shooting" is now "Active shooting," but conflated as necessary. Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #8

A good reason to acquire an IWI TAVOR. ileus Jan 2014 #11

Having the firing chamber right next to my skull makes me nervous. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #13

This is the data to 2006 krispos42 Jan 2014 #12