Guns make it easier to kill and injure people.  Therefore, it is obvious to the most casual observer that reducing the prevalence of guns will reduce the prevalence of death and injury.

But, what about people who aren't just "casual observers"?  As with many issues, if a person cares enough about the issues of violence and liberty to actually make the effort of getting all the relevant facts about gun possession, things are no longer so obvious.  And there are a lot of really technical facts related to the costs and benefits, to us all, of private citizens possessing firearms.

As with other matters, the only way to clarify in the midst of a lot of confusing facts is to put in some effort to analyse the facts, and correlate them, and understand them.  When one understands, it all becomes clear again.

This site is for people who care enough about violence, life, death, liberty and slavery to put in the effort to get the facts about guns—and then understand them.  If you don't care enough to learn, please have the decency to avoid doing things that might eliminate the ability of others to protect themselves, their families, their neighbors, and you—or might steal the liberty of our descendants.

Although much of what you will find on this site will look superficially like what you can find on other sites, the information is different.  It all results from GunsAndCrime.org thoroughly researching and analysing each issue addressed.  If a study is addressed on this site, we have actually obtained and analyzed the report on the study, plus any documents we can find that support the study or are critical of it, unless otherwise specifically stated.  And we tell you about all that source data.

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INTRO & SUGGESTIONS FOR USE   (1/9/99)  |  WHAT'S NEW?  |  SITE INDEX

THE TRUTH ABOUT GUN CONTROL IN AUSTRALIA (unique to GunsAndCrime.org, including results and how it happened) (10/20/01)

ELIMINATE THOSE CROOKED GUN DEALERS!  (unique info updated 9/23/2k)

PREVALENCE OF UNSAFE GUN STORAGE (unique, updated 9/22/2k)  |  GUN "CALIBERS" (1/26/00)

WHAT MOTHERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GUNS  (6/23/99)  [Spanish version].

The GOOD & BAD OF PRIVATE GUN POSSESSION    (1/09/99)

WHY NOT BAN GUNS, LIKE ENGLAND? (5/3/99)  |  TYPES OF GUNS (rev 1/09/99)

HIGHLIGHTS OF US DoJ STUDY ON CRIME IN THE US & IN ENGLAND & WALES  (5/12/99)

See this new report (296kB, .pdf) on a study by criminologist Gary Mauser of the Simon Fraser Inst. in BC, Canada.  The study addressed the impact of extreme gun control measures in Australia, Canada & England, and compares those impacts with the situation in the US.  If you find that report has been moved, try the portal.

WHY NOT PREVENT ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING DEATHS BY REQUIRING GUNS TO HAVE "CHILDPROOF" SAFETIES AND "LOADED" INDICATORS? (unique to GunsAndCrime.org)

HOW OFTEN DO PEOPLE USE GUNS FOR PROTECTION?  (rev 1/09/99)

THE ROLE OF STATISTICS IN THE GUN CONTROL DEBATE   (3/12/99)

HOW MANY GUNS DO WE HAVE?   (11/30/98)  (More important to the debate than you would think!)

HOW SERIOUS IS THE VIOLENT CRIME PROBLEM (and what are the real causes and solutions)?   (1/9/99)

AN ORIGINAL STUDY OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN "DEMOGRAPHIC" FACTORS & VIOLENT CRIME IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (unique to GunsAndCrime.org)

AN ORIGINAL STUDY ADDRESSING SOME FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE PREVALENCE OF CCW PERMITS, AND TO THE PREVALENCE OF PERMIT REVOCATIONS, IN FLORIDA. (unique to GunsAndCrime.org)

HOW WELL IS THE 1994 FEDERAL CRIME LAW "ASSAULT WEAPONS" BAN WORKING?  (11/4/98)

LINKS TO INFORMATIVE SITES (rev 1/09/99)  |  ANALYSIS OF A GUN CONTROL GROUP (4/30/2k)

INFO ABOUT WATCHING CALIF LEGISLATION.

CLINTON STOPPED FIREARMS EXPORTS TO CANADA EARLY IN 2000.  THIS .pdf DOCUMENT FROM THE NATL FIREARMS ASSN (OF CANADA) GIVES THE TRUTH. (3/30/2000)

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WHAT'S NEW?

10/20/01:  Added 3 pages about what has happened (re. gun control) in Australia, & how it happened (unique to GunsAndCrime.org).

9/1/01:  Added report on study by J.F. Phillips on factors predictive of CCW permit prevalence and revocation in Florida (unique to GunsAndCrime.org).

6/1/01:  Added report on study by J.F. Phillips on relationships of some demographic factors (such as per-capita income) on levels of violent crime in British Columbia, Canada (unique to GunsAndCrime.org).
1/10/01:  Added linked and annotated copies of the 2001 Kalifornia law about "Kalifornia Assault Weapons."
11/10/2k:  Added an analysis (you won't find anywhere else) of a '91 GAO report (about design features claimed to reduce accidental gun deaths) used as propaganda by most gun control organizations.
9/23/2k:  Updated the clinton gun dealer harassment page (with info you won't find anywhere else).
9/22/2k:  Revised the prevalence of unsafe gun storage page to address more studies, published in '99 and 2000, in other medical journals. (again, info you won't find anywhere else)

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