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Old 01-03-2016, 05:12 AM  
slapass
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Murder rate for the US

How many of the people on this board know this -

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/0t...FaFzPrUtG6xPEd

The murder rate for the US is going down and has been for years.

Vehicle theft down 60% from peak

https://www.nicb.org/newsroom/news-r...ft-in-the-u-s-

Robbery is down 20%. Rape etc.

The only stat was up in recent years is assault. Almost everyone agrees that this is because as a society we have redefined what is an assault. Two guys throwing punches in the parking lot might not have been a big deal in 1980 but it is today.

We are safer then we have ever been in my life time. And Texas just felt a need to allow everyone to carry....
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