FBI data show murder and other violent crimes fell sharply in 2025 despite widespread gun ownership, expanded Constitutional carry, and millions of firearms sold annually. The post FBI Data Guts the ‘More Guns, More Crime’ Myth appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
The Third Circuit correctly ruled that New Jersey cannot ban commonly owned semiautomatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines. But with that victory stayed, the Supreme Court’s coming AR-15 decision could determine whether anti-gun courts can continue evading Heller and Bruen.
Corrupt South African police officials supplied criminal gangs with firearms taken from government stores and marked for destruction. Now, South Africa is presiding over the Arms Trade Treaty conference and promoting stronger international gun control.
The CDC has restored its defensive gun use estimates after emails revealed that gun-control advocates pushed the agency to remove the figures in 2022.
The FBI reports that violent crime recorded its largest one-year rate decline since national estimates began, while the 2025 murder rate tied the historic low set in 1955 and 1956. Years of record firearm purchasing did not produce the bloodbath gun-control advocates predicted.
A Deerfield Beach woman shot and killed her ex, a man once charged with murdering his sleeping father, and told deputies it was self-defense. Read the original story: Florida Woman Kills Ex Who Found Where She Lived, Five Months After His Father’s Murder Case Closed Without a Trial
Prosecutors dropped a first-degree murder charge against a Manassas pharmacist after a five-hour audio recording surfaced. Read the original story: A Five-Hour Recording No One Had Examined Ends the First-Degree Murder Case Against a Virginia Pharmacist Who Shot Her Husband
A 22-year-old Fort Pierce homeowner shot an acquaintance once in the chest inside his mobile home. No charges have been filed. Read the original story: 22-Year-Old Florida Man Fires a Single 9mm Round During a Brawl with Acquaintance in Living Room