Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "More Guns Is Safer, Right? Missouri Has The Answer" video.
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Having read this article, and the report, I call BS. There are some important facts that need to be made.
1: The repeal of the law was the repeal of the states LTC law only. It means you no longer need a license to Purchase, it doesn't override the Federal NICS check that still has to be carried out when a handgun is purchased. In other words there is still a background check when a firearm is purchased new or used from a FFL dealer, only private sellers had no way to verify the background of a prospective buyer.
2: This law had no impact on straw purchases at all, and never would have. A person selling a gun to a criminal knowingly wouldn't have been deterred by the LTC requirement in place, and would pass the NICS check for the original purchase.
3: The report claims a 16% increase in gun murders, the real number is 12% However; the total number of murders didn't change, though a larger percentage were committed with firearms over the past few years as compared to 2006 and 2007 (last points for which such data is easily obtainable).
Is the objective to reduce murder? Or to reduce guns? In over 120 studies more than 90 of them determined a negative correlation (less guns = more murder) between firearm reduction and murder rates. 17 Found no relation.
This is a comment from another channel from another profile on this story. I copied and pasted it because I couldn't have said it better myself. Growing up in MO there were no background checks in private sales, just through license dealers. Another problem with this story is that it is signaling out one state and one law. Illinois has very strict gun laws and look at that state. East St. Louis (right across the river of St. Louis , MO) is incredibly dangerous. A lot of times the crime drifts over into St. Louis and it is a problem, much like Jaurez, Mexico is to El Paso. In all this really doesn't support anything.
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