We’ve Been Running a Huge, Real-World Experiment in the Expansion of Carrying Guns in America…Here Are the Results

Beerman · Feb 22, 2026

It appears that “an armed society is a polite society” after all, maybe. Possibly. See how the rest of the year goes. :beer:

Saltwater60 · Monday at 7:05 AM

Let’s be real. Guns in the wrong hands do kill people. I’m talking gang members and cartel members. Guns in the proper hands tend to save lives and do likely contribute to a lower murder rate.
Trump has been hitting the gang members bad as I posted a week or two ago. I’m sure that is impactful. We have more guns and loser rules for good gun owners and the murder rate is dropping. That sure tells me we aren’t the problem as we all already knew. Also the democrats were told if they want to win they need to reduce the crime rate as well. So they did and are now all taking credit for this.

fresch · Monday at 7:47 AM

Saltwater60 said:
Let’s be real. Guns in the wrong hands do kill people. I’m talking gang members and cartel members. Guns in the proper hands tend to save lives and do likely contribute to a lower murder rate.
Trump has been hitting the gang members bad as I posted a week or two ago. I’m sure that is impactful. We have more guns and loser rules for good gun owners and the murder rate is dropping. That sure tells me we aren’t the problem as we all already knew. Also the democrats were told if they want to win they need to reduce the crime rate as well. So they did and are now all taking credit for this.

What?
A gun can not do anything but, rust.
Lower murder rates, the government doing what it is paid to do.
Loser rules, where?
Demoncrats did nothing that I know of to reduce murder.
Like covid who's numbers, what is now the definition of gun murder, etc..
I think removing criminals from the population/ country helped more than any demonrat doing something.
Look at the chart from the 1970-1990 (was cocaine/drugs big time), also who is being counted drug dealer shooting drug dealers?
Looks like more of a puff piece with no real data.

SonOfSun · 2026-02-28T12:17:25-0500

Saltwater60 said:
Let’s be real. Guns in the wrong hands do kill people. I’m talking gang members and cartel members. Guns in the proper hands tend to save lives and do likely contribute to a lower murder rate.
Trump has been hitting the gang members bad as I posted a week or two ago. I’m sure that is impactful. We have more guns and loser rules for good gun owners and the murder rate is dropping. That sure tells me we aren’t the problem as we all already knew. Also the democrats were told if they want to win they need to reduce the crime rate as well. So they did and are now all taking credit for this.

You used to be able to mail order guns right to your door. The problem isn't guns, they're just a tool like any other tool. The problem is societal moral decay.

Robin · 2026-02-28T15:10:11-0500

" The problem is societal moral decay."
Brought to you by the left wing RINO social engineers with that intent.
Robin

Criticalt · 2026-02-28T19:28:35-0500

SonOfSun said:
You used to be able to mail order guns right to your door. The problem isn't guns, they're just a tool like any other tool. The problem is societal moral decay.

Yep, my uncle Rich ordered a bolt action 22lr from a catalog when he was 13. My grandma gave him the check, but the gun was sent to Rich....a 13 year old kid. He is now 90 years old, has owned dozens of guns, yet never shot anyone....or anything for that matter.

Jmac00 · 2026-02-28T19:39:19-0500

they can have all the action they want, except liberal chicks are, in general, are UGLY

We’ve Been Running a Huge, Real-World Experiment in the Expansion of Carrying Guns in America…Here Are the Results

tirwin1

.475 A&M Magnum

We’ve Been Running a Huge, Real-World Experiment in the Expansion of Carrying Guns in America…Here Are the Results

Beerman

6.5 Creedmoor

Saltwater60

20×102mm Vulcan

fresch

.338 Win Mag

SonOfSun

.308 Win

Robin

.577 Tyrannosaur.

Criticalt

.338 Win Mag

Jmac00

.475 A&M Magnum

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