STUDY EXPOSES LAWSUIT HYPOCRISY

"...NCPA's study indicates that firearms in the hands of law-abiding citizens save far more money in preventing crimes and injuries than criminals cost the cities..."

      While gun ban proponents and several big cities continue to push forward with their reckless lawsuits against firearm manufacturers, distributors, and dealers, a recent study by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) has exposed the suits as being in conflict with their alleged goal -- recovering the cost to the cities due to the actions of criminals and negligent individuals' misuse of firearms.

      NCPA's study indicates that firearms in the hands of law-abiding citizens save far more money in preventing crimes and injuries than criminals cost the cities through their misuse of firearms. The net financial benefit to this country because of firearms, according to the study, ranges as high as $38.8 billion, easily dwarfing the medical and law- enforcement costs incurred because of the actions of armed criminals.

      A copy of this study can be obtained on the Internet at http://www.ncpa.org. If you do not have Internet access, and would like a copy of the two-page executive summary, please call the Grassroots Division at (800) 392-8683.

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