Here's some more 'unfriendly' info, molly, on florida's gun situation recently: Murders by firearms have increased dramatically since 2000, when there were 499 gun murders, accdg Fla Dept Law Enf.. Gun murders since climbed 38% with 691 murders with guns in 2011.. {only} partial numbers available 2012, Jan to June 479 murders in Florida — 358 with a gun.. an 8% increase compared to same period 2011. http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_fl_gun_violence/as-firearm-ownership-rises-florida-gun-murders-increase/ .. Guns are now the weapons of choice in 75% of all Fla homicides. That’s up from 56% 2000... The rise in gun homicides in Fla comes when overall murder rate has {SLIGHTLY} declined in Florida, & violent crime dropped statewide..
Y .. Popu .. totalcr.. violcr.. propcr.. murder
2000 16.0m- 5,694.7-- 812.0- 4,882.7-- 5.6
2001 16,3m- 5,577.5- 798.3- 4,779.2- 5.3
2002 16,7-- 5,427.6- 771.2- 4,656.4- 5.5
2003 17.0-- 5,188.4- 731.1- 4,457.3- 5.4
2004 17,3-- 4,894.3- 711.8- 4,182.5- 5.4
2005 17,7-- 4,721.7-- 708.9- 4,012.8- 5.0 SYG in Fla
2006 18,0-- 4,694.7-- 712.0- 3,968.1- 6.2
2007 18,2-- 4,811.9-- 722.6- 4,089.3- 6.6
2008 18,4-- 4,804.4-- 685.3- 4,119.1- 6.3
2009 18,5-- 4,453.3-- 612.5- 3,840.8- 5.5
2010 18,8--- 4,092.7-- 541.3-- 3,551.4 --5.2
2011 19,0--- 4,037.3-- 515.3-- 3,522.0-- 5.2
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/flcrime.htm
Violent crime has declined significantly since sygfla, propertycrime slightly, but murders have shown no improvement, & gunmurders as outlined above, have dramatically increased. Florida could subscribe to former DC mayor marion barry saying 'Take away the murders & DC-(Fla) is a pretty safe place'.
The {national} household gun ownership rate has fallen from an average of 50% in the 1970s to 49% in the 1980s, 43% in the 1990s and 35% in the 2000s, http://www3.norc.org/GSS+Website/Download/SPSS+Format/
Gee, imagine that, half american hhlds had guns during 70's & 80's, then gunownership started to decline in the mid 90's along with declining gun-homes, & crime kept declining right along with declining gun-homes throughout the oughts (00's). Imagine that, gunnuts have it backazzwards, Less Guns in Homes, Less Crime.
National gunstock increased of course, but were personally owned less, percentage-wise.
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