The Truth About Crime Statistics and Gun Violence!

The Truth About Crime Statistics and Gun Violence!

There has been a lot of mistaken reporting in the mainstream media about the statistics surrounding violent crime and a tremendous bias towards what reporters are calling “assault weapons” and the deaths they cause.  Certainly the death of school children is an emotional issue and people should be angry about it.  However, the sudden focus on banning guns and controlling guns is all wrong here.  The person who allegedly perpetrated the school shooting in Newtown was mentally ill and was reported to have left his assault weapon in the trunk of the car he drove to the elementary school that day.

If that is the case then why are the politicians not up in arms about the state of mental health care?  Why don’t they scream about scrutinizing the track record of mental health professionals and pharmaceutical companies?  Why is there no focus on the fact that overall violent crime rates rise in areas where there is the strictest gun control?

Here is a graphic comparing the number of deaths by the so called assault weapon used in the recent mass shooting and other causes like a hammer or medical malpractice.  You are more likely to die by shopping at your local hardware store, walking in your kitchen, driving on the street, or visiting your doctor.

The bottom line is that these tools are not the violent items they are portrayed to be in the media.  It is the people who use them with malicious intent that are the real problem and deserve the focus of government and media attention!

That is my opinion, let me know your thoughts on the subject.

To Your Surviving and Thriving,

MaryAnne Morcos, The Urban Survival Chick