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on August 18, 2016 in Gun Page World News

Mexico Murder Rate 5X Higher than U.S. Despite Strict Gun Control

by AWR Hawkins Mexico has “restrictive” gun control — including comprehensive background checks — and a homicide rate over five times higher than the rate in the U.S. According to the University of Sydney’s Gun Policy center, Mexico has “restrictive” gun controls. And while there is “a right to private gun ownership” in Mexico, it rests on a “conditional guarantee” that can “limited by statute law.” Such law means Mexican citizens are limited to owning rifles of .30 caliber and smaller, revolvers of .38 caliber and smaller, and semiautomatics of 9mm and smaller. There are also all-out bans on entire categories… View Article

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on August 15, 2016 in Gun Page World News

Concealed Permits Surge 215% Under Obama

by AWR Hawkins A recently released Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) study shows the number of concealed carry permits in the U.S. has surged by 215% under President Obama. The number of permits held nationwide surpasses 14.5 million, which means “6.06% of the total adult population has a permit.” According to CPRC, there was an increase of 1.73 million concealed permits in 2015 alone. This was 100,000 greater than the previous record of 163,000, set in 2014. It is interesting to note that “in ten states, more than 10% of adults have concealed handgun permits.” The highest rate of carry is in… View Article

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on August 14, 2016 in Gun Page World News

Concealed Carry Permit Holders Are The Most Law-Abiding People In The Country

By: Aaron Bandler A newly-released report suggests that concealed carry permit holders are the most law-abiding citizens in the U.S. The report, written by Crime Prevention Research Center president John Lott, notes that it is “very rare for permit holders to violate the law” and compares the crimes committed by permit holders to police officers and the general population. The police committed 103 crimes per 100,000 officers, while the general population committed 3,813 per 100,000 people, 37 times as much as the police crime rate. And yet, the same metric shows an even lower crime rate for permit holders. “Combining the data for Florida… View Article

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