[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

An armed society is a polite society.

[SauronOfMordor]

If a criminal pulls out a gun against an armed victim, he is more likely to be shot.

Very right. And if a CCW shoots an armed robber, he is much more likely to get off on self defense than if he shot an unarmed assailant.

[Theoria]

' the number of violent gun crimes dropped dramatically in 2020.'

Aka, pandemic. Lockdowns. Comparing anything to 2020 will create weird numbers.

' In 2021, they increased double-digit rates (29% for murder and 12% for aggravated assaults). '

Great, crime inflation now.

[FlingWingFlyer]

This is a result of the extreme far left politicians siding with dangerous, “gentile giant” criminals and fighting to keep them on our streets. Americans need to have a way to protect themselves from scum thugs and their politician pals.

[JerseyDvl]

“Of course, victims don’t report all crimes to the police.”

AND Local DAs are refusing to prosecute many cases. I’m betting that alone accounts for the difference.

[LouAvul]

John Lott, 1998, “More Guns, Less Crime.” Old news. Only stupid liberals need to be reminded of this ancient truth.

[super7man]

“If the bad guys that are out there that are picking up guns and shooting without any regard for the sanctity of life do not believe that there’s accountability for them, the brazenness will not end. It will escalate, it will continue, and our communities will not be safe.”

Don't ya' love having a job where you only have the define the problem but not fix it? It's the ol', "Somebody needs to do somthin'." scenario.