Were record gun sales the cause of rising crime last year

[Starkherz199]

Were Strong Gun Sales to Blame for 2020’s Violence?

Gun sales in the U.S. exploded last year, first when the Covid-19 pandemic reached our shores and again when the death of George Floyd set off a wave of protests and violence in cities. Some commentators maintain that these sales in fact fueled the violence—a theory that fits nicely with some...

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[xtp308]

He had me, until the last sentence.

 

[18DAI]

Rising crime was the cause of the increased sales. That and a hefty helping of panick. Add a dash of stupidity on multiple levels, lots of hoarding/profiteering - and viola! Record sales!

 

[Starkherz199]

He had me, until the last sentence.

Pretty normal for the City Journal

 

[The War Wagon]

I think it was watching morons - like our Pittsburgh Police (here's the CHIEF ) - kneeling with the anqueefers, DLDM (Dumbass Lives DON'T Matter, REGARDLESS your melanin levels), CBP (Crackas Be Protestin'), et.al.... right BEFORE the numbnuts burned the cities ANYWAYS... that "woke" a lotta previously "woke" sorts the fudge up. So they promptly went and bought guns.

 

[Walkabout Dan]

Guns cause nothing . The people who use them do. The fools kneeling above
are part of that problem not the solution.

 

[Starkherz199]

Guns cause nothing . The people who use them do. The fools kneeling above
are part of that problem not the solution.

Rising crime, or the threat of rising crime causes the rise of gun sales. Common sense

 

[Gray]

Rising crime, or the threat of rising crime causes the rise of gun sales. Common sense

Coupled with the threat of taking guns away and you have the perfect storm for massive sales.

 

[Walkabout Dan]

Rising crime, or the threat of rising crime causes the rise of gun sales. Common sense

True but thats still not caused by the gun.