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Gun Control & RKBA

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11. The murder rate declined a further 9% *after* the 'ban' was lifted, so your claim is nonsense

Thu Sep 29, 2016, 02:21 PM

Sep 2016

As you noted, it was 55.1 per million in 2004- but dropped to 49/million last year

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The FBI just released the murder stats for 2015. [View all] benEzra Sep 2016 OP

Great post as always Ben! virginia mountainman Sep 2016 #2

Hmmm, more inconvenient truths for the "Factose Intolerant" DonP Sep 2016 #4

I join in with my thanks for this data! Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #5

bravo icon jimmy the one Sep 2016 #7

more chicago guns since 2011, mcdonald trumped jimmy the one Sep 2016 #8