RE: Crime may be dropping in US, but gun possession is rising

[Guy Smith]

You gotta love spin.  From the cited article: A closer look shows a troubling new trend: Almost 27 percent of all homicides, robberies, and aggravated assaults were committed with a firearm in 2003, the highest percentage since 1997, according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports. I did not bother to check their math, but instead decided to tally up the total crime count for these three categories.  In 1997, there were a total of 1,538,651 such crimes.  In 2000, 1,334,103.  A net reduction of 204,547 such crimes.  So as a percentage of total crime, it might well be higher, but the total crime rate is down and so are these specific categories.   ----------------- Guy Smith Author, Gun Facts www.GunFacts.info [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Charles Eichhorn Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 5:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Crime may be dropping in US, but gun possession is rising Boston Globe online reprints Baltimore Sun story by Laura Sullivan October 31, 2004   http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2004/10/31/crime_may_be_dropping_in_us_but_gun_possession_is_rising/   C Eichhorn Powhatan VA

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