FACTS YOUR GOVERNMENT DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW!

       The Counter Intuitive Effect of Gun Control Policy

1.  Gun control advocates argue that Washington DC's gun laws don't
work because guns are readily available to criminals accross the river
in Virginia.

If this were true crime rates should be high also in Virginia.

POPULATION AND CRIME RATE IN WASHINGTON DC AND
SUBURBS
City          Population      Homicide Rate           Violent Crime Rate
                              per 100,000             per 100,000 
Washington DC  604000             81                      2542
Arlington VA   156115              6                       443 
Alexandria VA  109888              6                       646 
Manassas VA     23620              0                       197
Fairfax City VA 21795              0                       286
                                  ( ref: Crime in the United State, 1991)

Five cities all in the same area only one chose to reduce crime by
eliminating firearms.  The Homicide rate rose by a factor of 14 The
Violent Crime rate rose by a factor of between 4 and 12.  This is a
disastrous counter intuitive effect of Gun Control Policy. In simplest
terms it doesn't work!
Firearms prohibition only affects citizens of good character it does
not affect criminals. Prohibiting citizens of good character from
possessing firearms will not decrease crime it will increase crime.

2.      Florida's Concealed Carry Weapons permit policy.
Florida has a population of 13.277 million. The number of citizens who
own firearms is a 8.325 million, 62.7%.
In 1987 the Florida government instituted a Concealed Carry Weapon
permit system, whereby a citizen of good character with documented
training in firearms, could obtain a permit to carry a firearm.  In the
period from Oct 1, 1987 to May 31, 1994 227,569 permits were issued,
1.7% of the population. In the period 18 permits , 0.008% were
revoked.  Perception is greater than reality.

In the period the homicide rate declined by 21%.
At the same time the national homicide rate increased by 12%

One counterintuitive effect to this policy was the change of focus of
criminals to attack unarmed foreign tourists. This got a lot of media
attention. Media did not talk about the positive effects of the CCW
policy.

                                          
                  GUN CONTROL IS NOT CRIME CONTROL

                 THE NEW BRUNSWICK FIREARMS ALLIANCE