{"id":199026,"date":"2024-02-13T11:10:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=199026"},"modified":"2024-02-13T11:10:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:10:32","slug":"cprc-reveals-decline-in-rifle-use-in-murders-post-assault-weapons-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/cprc-reveals-decline-in-rifle-use-in-murders-post-assault-weapons-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"CPRC Reveals Decline in Rifle Use in Murders Post-Assault Weapons Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Crime_Prevention_Research_Center-1024x783.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Crime_Prevention_Research_Center-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Crime_Prevention_Research_Center-392x300.jpg 392w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Crime_Prevention_Research_Center-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Crime_Prevention_Research_Center-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Crime_Prevention_Research_Center.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(<em>Photo: CPRC<\/em>) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent <a href=\"https:\/\/crimeresearch.org\/2024\/02\/with-all-the-concern-about-assault-weapons-how-has-the-share-of-murders-with-rifles-changed-over-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cprc-reveals-decline-in-rifle-use-in-murders-post-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"CPRC Reveals Decline in Rifle Use in Murders Post-Assault Weapons Ban\">analysis<\/a> of FBI crime <a href=\"https:\/\/ucr.fbi.gov\/crime-in-the-u.s\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cprc-reveals-decline-in-rifle-use-in-murders-post-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"CPRC Reveals Decline in Rifle Use in Murders Post-Assault Weapons Ban\">reports<\/a> by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) has shed light on the declining role of rifles in firearm-related murders since the expiration of the federal &#8220;assault weapons&#8221; ban in 2004. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite widespread concerns about so-called &#8220;assault weapons,&#8221; rifles constitute a surprisingly small fraction of murder weapons &#8212; a trend that has decreased over time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Biden: The defeated former president was asked about the recent shooting in Iowa. You know what his response was? We have to get over it. My response? We have to stop it. We have to ban assault weapons <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xej5aPeUwr\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cprc-reveals-decline-in-rifle-use-in-murders-post-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"CPRC Reveals Decline in Rifle Use in Murders Post-Assault Weapons Ban\">pic.twitter.com\/xej5aPeUwr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1756094168982552591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cprc-reveals-decline-in-rifle-use-in-murders-post-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"CPRC Reveals Decline in Rifle Use in Murders Post-Assault Weapons Ban\">February 9, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to the ban&#8217;s initiation in September 1994, rifles were used in 4.8% of firearm murders. During the decade of the ban (1995 to 2004), this figure showed a negligible increase to 4.9%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, following the ban&#8217;s lapse, the percentage of firearm murders committed with rifles dropped to 3.58%, and further to 3.86% when examining the immediate ten years after the ban&#8217;s conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-lott-vs-gun-control-advocates-a-1-000-bet-on-brazil-s-crime-stats\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/lott-vs-gun-control-advocates-a-1000-bet-on-brazils-crime-stats\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cprc-reveals-decline-in-rifle-use-in-murders-post-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"CPRC Reveals Decline in Rifle Use in Murders Post-Assault Weapons Ban\">Lott vs. Gun Control Advocates: A $1,000 Bet on Brazil\u2019s Crime Stats<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ann Coulter interviews John Lott about the Mass Public Shootings\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hwptaNqVmVI?start=56&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Watch Dr. Lott&#8217;s recent interview with Ann Coulter.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Statistical analysis confirms that the average rate of firearm murders involving rifles post-ban was significantly lower than during the ban. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This finding was determined using a two-tailed t-test with a 0.0001 percent level of significance. Conversely, comparisons of rates before and during the ban revealed no statistically significant differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I signed the most significant gun safety law in decades. <br \/><br \/>And I will not stop until we once again ban assault weapons.<\/p>&mdash; Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1756032973390901335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cprc-reveals-decline-in-rifle-use-in-murders-post-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"CPRC Reveals Decline in Rifle Use in Murders Post-Assault Weapons Ban\">February 9, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The downward trajectory is consistent even when considering the proportion of total murders committed with rifles. 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