CCRKBA: FBI REPORT DESTROYS ANTI-GUN MYTH THAT MORE GUNS=MORE CRIME
BELLEVUE, WA – A new FBI crime report showing a dramatic reduction in year-to-year crime from 2024 to 2025 has completely destroyed the long-standing myth perpetuated by the gun prohibition lobby that more guns in private ownership will result in more violent crime, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) stated.
According to the report, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses decreased an estimated 18.1%, robbery declined an estimated 18.5% and aggravated assault dropped an estimated 7.2% last year.
“Yet here we are, following years of steady firearms sales, resulting in expanded gun ownership, and violent crime has plummeted,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “This isn’t us talking, it’s the FBI, which said in its own news release that these figures ‘marked the largest year-to-year decline in violent crime rates since FBI estimations began in 1936.’ Not surprisingly, the media has failed to report this part of the story.
“Annual gun sales have been in the millions,” he observed, “according to firearms industry data. The most recent estimate on licensed concealed carry across the United States tops 20 million. Twenty-nine states have adopted ‘Constitutional carry’ laws allowing citizens to carry firearms without licenses or permits. Supreme Court rulings have been restoring the Second Amendment as the cornerstone of our Bill of Rights.
“And now,” Gottlieb continued, “gun prohibitionists remain silent, stubbornly refusing to acknowledge their hysteria-driven rhetoric has been wrong, because their crusade has never been about public safety. Their goal is public disarmament.
“The billionaire-backed gun ban bunch,” he said, “is essentially running on empty. They will try to spin statistics in an effort keep the public duped. They will keep blaming guns instead of criminals. They will continue to penalize honest citizens with more restrictive laws, while liberal judges and prosecutors perpetuate a catch-and-release justice system that allows repeat offenders back on the streets.
“The FBI data just let the air out of their tires,” Gottlieb noted. “It’s time for them to start walking.”
