White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just dropped a bombshell that’s music to 2A ears: a study revealing the murder rate in major U.S. cities has plummeted to its lowest level in 126 years. This isn’t some cherry-picked stat—it’s a seismic shift after years of urban bloodshed fueled by soft-on-crime policies, defund-the-police hysteria, and skyrocketing illegal immigration under the previous administration. Leavitt’s spotlight on this data, shared Thursday, underscores a simple truth: when law-abiding citizens are empowered to defend themselves and cops get back to basics, violent crime craters. Cities like New York, Chicago, and LA—long synonymous with nightly gunfights—are seeing homicides nosedive, with preliminary 2024 figures showing drops of 20-40% in many spots, per FBI and local PD reports.

But let’s cut through the spin: this isn’t happening in a vacuum. Post-2020, when Democrat mayors and governors unleashed chaos by releasing felons en masse and hobbling police, concealed carry permits exploded nationwide—up over 50% in battleground states, according to the Crime Prevention Research Center. More good guys with guns means fewer opportunities for predators, aligning perfectly with John Lott’s decades of research showing armed citizens deter crime without the Wild West shootouts gun-grabbers fear. The implications for the 2A community? Vindication. As red states like Florida and Texas lead with permitless carry and urban murder rates follow suit (Miami’s down 30% year-over-year), this data is electoral dynamite. It exposes the gun control myth: bans don’t stop criminals; they disarm victims.

For gun owners, this is our green light to double down. Push back against ATF overreach, celebrate victories like the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision expanding carry rights, and remind voters that the real public safety win comes from the Second Amendment, not more bureaucracy. If murder rates keep tanking under pro-2A policies, the antis will have to invent new excuses—because the numbers don’t lie. Stay armed, stay vigilant, and let’s keep building on this momentum.