I mentioned in my presentation the problems with the claims concerning a tripling of the Florida justifiable homicide statute. John Lott's April 25, 2012
New York Daily News article presents another side of this:
The media have also been busy painting a picture that an epidemic of
justifiable homicides has erupted since these laws have passed. The Wall
Street Journal ran a story suggesting that an increase in justifiable
homicides nationwide from 176 in 2000 to 326 in 2010 arose from a “shoot
first” mentality.
But part of that increase is just a trick of numbers; it occurs because
the laws have reclassified what is considered “self-defense,” not
because more people are being shot.
In addition, the numbers for 2000 (and 2005) are artificially low
compared with other years because relatively few states actually
reported justifiable homicides. Using the FBI Uniform Crime Report in
2000, justifiable homicides were counted by the FBI for 30 states. In
2010, the number of states counted was 35. And which states reported the
numbers also changed.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/stand-ground-sense-article-1.1066823#ixzz1t65LIKh0
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