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Gun crime decreased as firearm sales increased in 2020

By Ryan King
Published January 14, 2022 7:55pm ET
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Gun crime decreased as firearm sales increased in 2020
As gun sales in the United States increased in 2020, reports of violent gun crime dropped dramatically from the year before. John Lott, a gun rights advocate and president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, argued the inverse correlation between gun sales and gun crime shows many people misunderstand the role of weapons. “It is […]

As gun sales in the United States increased in 2020, reports of violent gun crime dropped dramatically from the year before.

John Lott, a gun rights advocate and president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, argued the inverse correlation between gun sales and gun crime shows many people misunderstand the role of weapons.

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