The catch-all gun thread

[Optimistic Mysanthrope]

You can't just go on ignoring that graph. That is called statistical evidence, of which the anti-gun lobby has none.

Trying to pin down a single a cause something like falling crime rates is an exercise in futility at best, and stupidity at worst.

For instance, I notice that your graph didn't chart the number of police officers. Nor does it take methods of policing into account. What about the anti-gang initiatives? How about the impact of legalised abortion? How about car immobilisers, improved home security and increasing appeal of electronic crime and ID theft?

So to sum up: we can ignore your graph. It's the intellectually honest thing to do.