Analysis: Two recent incidents reinforce the risk of scared, armed homeowners.
than the residents of any other country on Earth. Civilians in the United States own 120 guns for every 100 residents, nearly twice the rate in the territory with the next-highest level of gun ownership, the Falkland Islands.that between the mid-1990s and 2009, the number of privately owned guns in the United States went from 192 million to 310 million. And gun sales have continued to climb, with federal data on background checks showing a fairly consistent upward trend.
Importantly, gun sales have also surged in recent years during moments of perceived danger. At the outset of the pandemic in 2020 and during the racial justice protests later that year,Gallup hasan apparently related phenomenon. In 2000 and 2005, about two-thirds of American gun owners said they owned firearms for protection against crime, compared with 6 in 10 who said they owned guns for hunting.
) data, but down relative to 2020 and 2021. Relative to the 1990s, of course, crime is down substantially. But that’s not always the message that’s conveyed in the media. For example, Fox News’s mentions of “crime” on its broadcasts have surged in recent years — particularly since President Biden was inaugurated.has not been correlated
to actual data about crime. But the network is nonetheless feeding off of and feeding a narrative about surging rates of crime, usually as a way of casting aspersions on urban areas run by Democrats.
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