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Pete Bilderback is vice chair of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence.
While we have heard a lot of noise from gun-safety opponents about the dramatic increase in background checks as people rush to buy guns to protect their families during the pandemic, the number of times guns are used defensively in Rhode Island is practically zero (2 verified uses in 2019 and 3 in 2020). In fact, this year overall handgun sales in the U.S. were down 20% from the same month in 2020.
While overall violent crime is down, gun lobbyists claim with a straight face that 10 rounds of ammunition are insufficient to protect their families from “gang-bangers,” antifa, or whoever else they claim is looking to invade Rhode Island’s white suburbs. And yet under oath, the NRA’s own expert testified that it is rare for more than two rounds of ammunition to be used in self-defense.
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