Rob Beachy came up with an interesting premises. "Could it possibly be
that we have always had multiple killings over the years but they did not
receive the publicity that they do now because of mass media? Rob did a study on
Mass shootings and crime rates and even submitted a graph to illustrate his
point: FBI statistics on the US Homicide Rate (per 100,000) 1950-2007. I made it
into a chart for easier viewing. It shows some interesting data. 2009 was on par
with the mid 60's. I did not expect to see the rise and fall like it shows. Is
this the result of efforts to eliminate violent crime? Federal assault rifle ban
was 1994-2004. I
would say this pretty much shows what I was getting at. If I was to guess, based
on news reports, I would expect the line to be headed up and up. Thanks Rob for
your remarks and chart.
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
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