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In reply to the discussion: BIG MISTAKE....Obama said "ban" when talking about guns... He just proved the NRA right..ON LIVE TV [View all]glacierbay
(2,477 posts)299. Here you go.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban
Expiration of the ban
Opponents of the ban claimed that its expiration has seen little if any increase in crime, while Senator Diane Feinstein claimed the ban was effective because "It was drying up supply and driving up prices. The number of those guns used in crimes dropped because they were fewer available."[2] A spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) stated that he "can in no way vouch for the validity" of Brady Campaign's claim that the ban was responsible for violent crime's decline.[3]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied the "assault weapon" ban and other gun control attempts, and found "insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of any of the firearms laws reviewed for preventing violence."[4] A 2004 critical review of research on firearms by a National Research Council panel also noted that academic studies of the assault weapon ban "did not reveal any clear impacts on gun violence" and noted "due to the fact that the relative rarity with which the banned guns were used in crime before the ban ... the maximum potential effect of the ban on gun violence outcomes would be very small...."
Effect on crimeThe United States Department of Justice National Institute of Justice found should the ban be renewed, its effects on gun violence would likely be small, and perhaps too small for reliable measurement, because rifles in general, including rifles referred to as "assault rifles" or "assault weapons", are rarely used in gun crimes.[9]
That study by Christopher S. Koper, Daniel J. Woods, and Jeffrey A. Roth of the Jerry Lee Center of Criminology, University of Pennsylvania found no statistically significant evidence that either the assault weapons ban or the ban on magazines holding more than 10 bullets had reduced gun murders. However, they concluded that it was "premature to make definitive assessments of the ban's impact on gun crime," and argue that if the ban had been in effect for more than nine years, benefits might have begun to appear.[10]
Research by John Lott in the 2000 second edition of More Guns, Less Crime provided the first research on state and the Federal Assault Weapon Bans.[11] The 2010 third edition provided the first empirical research on the 2004 sunset of the Federal Assault Weapon Ban.[12] Generally, the research found no impact of these bans on violent crime rates, though the third edition provided some evidence that Assault Weapon Bans slightly increased murder rates. Lott's book The Bias Against Guns provided evidence that the bans reduced the number of gun shows by over 20 percent.[13] Koper, Woods, and Roth studies focus on gun murders, while Lott's looks at murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assaults. Unlike their work, Lott's research accounted for state Assault Weapon Bans and 12 other different types of gun control laws.
The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence examined the impact of the Assault Weapons Ban in its 2004 report, On Target: The Impact of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapon Act. Examining 1.4 million guns involved in crime, it determined that since the law was enacted, "assault weapons have made up only 1.61% of the guns ATF has traced to crime a drop of 66% from the pre-ban rate."
Getting ready to head out to Busch Stadium to watch the Cardinals finish off the Giants and win the NLCS.
You have a good day and will probably talk later tonight or tomorrow.
Expiration of the ban
Opponents of the ban claimed that its expiration has seen little if any increase in crime, while Senator Diane Feinstein claimed the ban was effective because "It was drying up supply and driving up prices. The number of those guns used in crimes dropped because they were fewer available."[2] A spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) stated that he "can in no way vouch for the validity" of Brady Campaign's claim that the ban was responsible for violent crime's decline.[3]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied the "assault weapon" ban and other gun control attempts, and found "insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of any of the firearms laws reviewed for preventing violence."[4] A 2004 critical review of research on firearms by a National Research Council panel also noted that academic studies of the assault weapon ban "did not reveal any clear impacts on gun violence" and noted "due to the fact that the relative rarity with which the banned guns were used in crime before the ban ... the maximum potential effect of the ban on gun violence outcomes would be very small...."
Effect on crimeThe United States Department of Justice National Institute of Justice found should the ban be renewed, its effects on gun violence would likely be small, and perhaps too small for reliable measurement, because rifles in general, including rifles referred to as "assault rifles" or "assault weapons", are rarely used in gun crimes.[9]
That study by Christopher S. Koper, Daniel J. Woods, and Jeffrey A. Roth of the Jerry Lee Center of Criminology, University of Pennsylvania found no statistically significant evidence that either the assault weapons ban or the ban on magazines holding more than 10 bullets had reduced gun murders. However, they concluded that it was "premature to make definitive assessments of the ban's impact on gun crime," and argue that if the ban had been in effect for more than nine years, benefits might have begun to appear.[10]
Research by John Lott in the 2000 second edition of More Guns, Less Crime provided the first research on state and the Federal Assault Weapon Bans.[11] The 2010 third edition provided the first empirical research on the 2004 sunset of the Federal Assault Weapon Ban.[12] Generally, the research found no impact of these bans on violent crime rates, though the third edition provided some evidence that Assault Weapon Bans slightly increased murder rates. Lott's book The Bias Against Guns provided evidence that the bans reduced the number of gun shows by over 20 percent.[13] Koper, Woods, and Roth studies focus on gun murders, while Lott's looks at murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assaults. Unlike their work, Lott's research accounted for state Assault Weapon Bans and 12 other different types of gun control laws.
The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence examined the impact of the Assault Weapons Ban in its 2004 report, On Target: The Impact of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapon Act. Examining 1.4 million guns involved in crime, it determined that since the law was enacted, "assault weapons have made up only 1.61% of the guns ATF has traced to crime a drop of 66% from the pre-ban rate."
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You have a good day and will probably talk later tonight or tomorrow.
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BIG MISTAKE....Obama said "ban" when talking about guns... He just proved the NRA right..ON LIVE TV [View all]
virginia mountainman
Oct 2012
OP
YOUR TRUTH IS NOT BETTER THAN OBAMA'S WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
fightthegoodfightnow
Oct 2012
#69
"zampolits"?! At the risk (hell, utter certainty) of Godwining myself into oblivion...
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#177
Emily Miller described the issue quite well. The process took her quite some time.
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#267
The LOONY Tune CONSERVATIVE Washington Times Bankrupt Moony Owned Paper
fightthegoodfightnow
Oct 2012
#269
None of which has anything to do with the cited articles. You are attempting to dodge.
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#270
...or Orwell's "1984"? Does the phrase "Ignorance is Strength" ring a bell?
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2012
#276
May I please see your FREAKING First, Fourth, Thirteenth and Twenty-Fourth Amendment licences?
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#172
You aparently support people dying because they could not defend themselves.
oneshooter
Oct 2012
#126
Bush could not reinstate a ban that was never presented to him by Congress.
oneshooter
Oct 2012
#123
You keep trying to sell the idea that if we disagree with the President on one issue....
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#186
For the last 4 years, the President has been very disciplined re: AWB up to that point
aikoaiko
Oct 2012
#24
I find it interesting that neither candidate knows the difference between an automatic ...
spin
Oct 2012
#26
His heart may be in the right place (wanting to reduce violence) but his head isn't if he thinks...
eqfan592
Oct 2012
#33
After thinking about it more, I believe the more likely effect will be on the makeup of Congress
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#41
I don't understand your reply. Could you please re-phrase it to make it clear?
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#46
My original response was directed at your title. The body just seemed to be nonsense.
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#95
And this is based on your extensive knowledge of how gun owning swing voters think, right?
DonP
Oct 2012
#52
EITHER SUPPORT OUR PRESIDENT OR TAKE IT ELSEWHERE DURING THE ELECTION CYCLE
fightthegoodfightnow
Oct 2012
#51
I did not alert on it...but given your SHOUTING about TOS VIOLATIONS
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#166
I have very little tolerance for self-appointed political officers.
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2012
#201
PERHAPS THANKS TO YOUR ADVERSARIAL POSITION TO THAT OF OUR CANDIDATE
fightthegoodfightnow
Oct 2012
#57
ANYONE SAYING THE PRESIDENT MADE A BIG MISTAKE SHOULD THINK HOW THEY ARE HELPING ROMNEY
fightthegoodfightnow
Oct 2012
#58
The only thing that saves the President is that Romney has the same opinion - and lied about it.
Atypical Liberal
Oct 2012
#208
Obama's statement is 100% Democratic Party Platform. It forces every Dem candidate to either
jody
Oct 2012
#260
"Evidentally, the VAST MAJORITY of elected party delegates do too." IMO they are just as woefully
jody
Oct 2012
#304
I did not suggest, I asserted they are ignorant. Their public statements are so pathetic they border
jody
Oct 2012
#325
Man o Man, I am amazed at how some can start foaming at the mouth! LOL BUMP.....
virginia mountainman
Oct 2012
#328