<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.politifact.com&#x2F;truth-o-meter&#x2F;statements&#x2F;2014&#x2F;jun&#x2F;16&#x2F;facebook-posts&#x2F;viral-meme-says-gun-homicides-are-down-49-percent-&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.politifact.com&#x2F;truth-o-meter&#x2F;statements&#x2F;2014&#x2F;jun&#x2F;...</a><p>&quot;Gun homicides didn’t decline 49 percent over the last 12 years -- rather, they declined precipitously over six years in the 1990s, then have remained basically stagnant for the past decade or so.<p>Why is this important? Because the decline, to a large degree, has to do with a specific reason -- the end of the crack epidemic.&quot;