I don't believe this junk for a minute. Gun ownership fell during the Clinton administration? He was the original Gun Salesman of the Year with his AWB. The last guns shows before the AWB went into effect were astronomical! I think this author is flat out lying.
The campaign against “Saturday Night Specials” that drove Lorcin and others out of business took low priced pistols away from folks in poor ares who needed them for protection from the vermin in their neighborhoods.
Most guns used in crime are stolen and dirt bags don’t legally by guns for their activities. Almost all the low priced handguns were legally bought for personal protection. A $ 1,100 Kimber is out of the price range for many folks.
After peaking in 1993, gun homicides in the United States dropped 36 percent by 1998, while non-gun homicides declined only 18 percent. In that same period, the fraction of households with at least one gun fell from more than 42 percent to less than 35 percent.
Fewer Americans admit to having a gun in the home. Have you noticed how doctors now ask if there’s a firearm in the house? My answer is always no and I’ll bet a lot of people answer polls as I do a physician’s inquiry.