Omaha.com reports on a slightly different story.
Homicides are up from last year. Rapes have increased. Burglaries and vehicle thefts are also on the rise, according to Omaha Police Department statistics.
So, which is it? The video makes no mention of even a single problem with all the new gun permit holders, yet the other report tells us Iowa had a bad year.
Can we agree that either of two things are true?
1. Double the number of gun permits in Iowa has caused the violent crime rate to increase, or
2. Double the number of gun permits in Iowa has not achieved the John-Lott fantasy doctrine of More Guns Less Crime.
What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.
Or,
ReplyDelete3. The video was about permits doubling in a rural county in [u]Iowa[/u] while the news story was about a crime in major city in [u]Nebraska[/u].
FatWhiteMan said...
ReplyDelete"Or,
3. The video was about permits doubling in a rural county in Iowa while the news story was about a crime in major city in Nebraska."
Yeah, that pesky little facts thing gets in the way around here. Besides, why compare apples to apples when it's more fun comparing oranges to mole hills.
I've said before that I don't go along with the idea that more gun licenses will necessarily reduce crime. Number one is certainly not the case. Number two may be, but that's a matter for more detailed study. I don't carry a gun to reduce the overall crime rate. I carry one for my own safety.
ReplyDeleteYou noted that gun carry licensees are not the problem. The officer interviewed said that he's not worried about those of us with licenses. Doesn't that say anything to you?
Oh, my, did I mix up two different stories from two different states?
ReplyDeleteMikeb302000,
ReplyDeleteYou've been out of America far too long. Come back, and enjoy some freedom for a while.
Now that's funny. In light of the "progressive" president's latest stunt, I can tell you the last thing I'd want to do is live there.
ReplyDeleteThe never-ending wars were enough for me, as well as all you gun-rights extremists, but now the legitimizing of Bush's and Cheney's crimes is the last straw for me.