Opinion
By Larry Keane
iStock-Filipovic018-512219444.jpg
As Gun Ownership Surges, Murder Rates Fall
Since COVID-era uncertainty began, millions of Americans bought firearms, many for the first time. Critics insisted that more guns in private hands would inevitably mean more violent crime and more criminal misuse of firearms — a national slide into a modern “Wild West.” The most recent national and city-level data don’t…
Post-COVID Crime Data Debunks Gun Control’s ‘Wild West’ Narrative
January 09, 2026