Three U.S. Islands with Strict Gun Control and their Murder Rates

By Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- Strict controls on the ownership and use of guns have been enacted in a number of polities in the United States. One of the supposed purposes of such laws is to reduce the murder rate. Murder rates in the FBI Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) consist of murder and non-negligent manslaughter.

When strict controls do not produce low murder rates, such as in Chicago or Washington D.C., the claim is made that the problem is the easy access to guns in areas outside of the polity with the strict controls. In Washington, D.C., it is claimed that criminals can easily obtain guns in Virginia. In Chicago, gun shops in Indiana are blamed as the source of guns.

Here is a look at three island polities that are under U.S. Jurisdiction that have implemented strict controls on gun purchases and ownership. These islands must be reached by air travel, where the carry of firearms is highly regulated and restricted, or by ship. If the problem with crime rates in Washington, D.C. and Chicago, or even New York City, is caused by the inflow of …Read the Rest

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