The Declining Culture of Guns and Violence in the United States

The massacre unleashed by James Holmes in Aurora, Colo., shortly after midnight on Friday is a tragedy of national proportions. … But as pundits and politicians react, they would do well to keep in mind two fundamental trends about violence and guns in America that are going unmentioned in the reporting on Aurora. [cont.]

Patrick Egan, NYU

See also: http://www.pollingreport.com/guns.htm