The Media Doesn’t Bother to Reconcile Anti-Gunners’ Constant Predictions of Doom With Record Low Homicides and Record High Gun Ownership

January 25, 2026
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Isn't it time for the media, which has for too long accepted rhetoric from the gun ban crowd as gospel, to start questioning what they're hearing from people who have been spectacularly wrong for decades? The latest FBI data drops a bombshell: U.S. homicides plummeted 11.6% in 2024, hitting levels not seen since the early 2000s, even as gun ownership surges to historic highs—over 32% of adults now own firearms, per Gallup, with an estimated 500 million guns in circulation. Yet anti-gunners like Everytown and Giffords persist with doomsday prophecies, claiming gun violence epidemics demand confiscation schemes. The media? Crickets. They amplify these fearmongers without a whisper of reconciliation, treating failed predictions as infallible wisdom. This disconnect isn't accidental—it's a masterclass in narrative control. Dig into the numbers: CDC data confirms firearm homicides dropped 16% from 2022 peaks, while defensive gun uses outpace criminal ones by millions annually (per Kleck's landmark studies, validated by recent analyses). Ownership booms among women, minorities, and urbanites—demographics the left once claimed were victims of 2A—driven by real-world threats like rising urban crime pre-2024 declines. Anti-gunners' assault weapon bans flop (e.g., post-1994 AWB saw no homicide dip), yet media ignores peer-reviewed rebuttals from the Rand Corporation showing marginal effects at best. It's gaslighting: predict bloodbaths from ownership, ignore exonerating stats, then pivot to common-sense regs when reality bites back. For the 2A community, this is gold. It exposes the gun-grabbers' house of cards—empirical failure eroding their moral high ground. Arm yourself with these facts: share FBI Uniform Crime Reports, Pew's ownership trends, and GAO audits debunking ghost gun hysteria. Push back on social media, demand media accountability (tag 'em relentlessly), and vote with your wallet—support pro-2A outlets like NRA-ILA or Gun Owners of America. As ownership hits records amid falling violence, the implication is clear: more guns in responsible hands mean safer streets. The doom-sayers are fading; the Second Amendment endures. Stay vigilant, stay armed, stay free.

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Isn’t it time for the media, which has for too long accepted rhetoric from the gun ban crowd as gospel, to start questioning what they’re hearing from people who have been spectacularly wrong for decades? The latest FBI data drops a bombshell: U.S. homicides plummeted 11.6% in 2024, hitting levels not seen since the early 2000s, even as gun ownership surges to historic highs—over 32% of adults now own firearms, per Gallup, with an estimated 500 million guns in circulation. Yet anti-gunners like Everytown and Giffords persist with doomsday prophecies, claiming gun violence epidemics demand confiscation schemes. The media? Crickets. They amplify these fearmongers without a whisper of reconciliation, treating failed predictions as infallible wisdom.

This disconnect isn’t accidental—it’s a masterclass in narrative control. Dig into the numbers: CDC data confirms firearm homicides dropped 16% from 2022 peaks, while defensive gun uses outpace criminal ones by millions annually (per Kleck’s landmark studies, validated by recent analyses). Ownership booms among women, minorities, and urbanites—demographics the left once claimed were victims of 2A—driven by real-world threats like rising urban crime pre-2024 declines. Anti-gunners’ assault weapon bans flop (e.g., post-1994 AWB saw no homicide dip), yet media ignores peer-reviewed rebuttals from the Rand Corporation showing marginal effects at best. It’s gaslighting: predict bloodbaths from ownership, ignore exonerating stats, then pivot to common-sense regs when reality bites back.

For the 2A community, this is gold. It exposes the gun-grabbers’ house of cards—empirical failure eroding their moral high ground. Arm yourself with these facts: share FBI Uniform Crime Reports, Pew’s ownership trends, and GAO audits debunking ghost gun hysteria. Push back on social media, demand media accountability (tag ’em relentlessly), and vote with your wallet—support pro-2A outlets like NRA-ILA or Gun Owners of America. As ownership hits records amid falling violence, the implication is clear: more guns in responsible hands mean safer streets. The doom-sayers are fading; the Second Amendment endures. Stay vigilant, stay armed, stay free.

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