Guns

One of the hot items the past few elections has been gun control but it has faded to a non-issue status. In the past the anti-gun people had said all they were asking is that guns not be purchased at flea markets. It is their contention that more guns mean more gun crimes. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said that only 2% of guns used by criminals were purchased at flea markets so this kind of cooled down this issue. In addition other data shows that guns may not be the problem that some people say. Over the past 20 years homicide rates have declined by half and during this same period the number of guns owned by Americans increased from 220 million to 300 million. 20 states now have conceal and carry laws and some say this acts as a deterrent to crime.