The left seems to think Red state governors run Blue cities.
Last time I looked, gun control laws (or lack thereof) were set at the state level. City mayors simply don't have the legislative powers to set stricter gun control laws.
And stricter gun control laws correlate strongly with lower gun violence rates.
Gun homicide rates in our 300 most populous cities; separated into red vs blue states
https://www.americanprogressaction.org/article/cities-in-blue-states-experiencing-larger-declines-in-gun-violence-in-2023/ (further stats available upon request)
WOW! Cities in blue states tend to be safer!! Proving that gun safety laws work!!
@DogMan Homicide. That's a synonym for murder, intentional plus unintentional. Are we giving law enforcement any credit for distinguishing between suicide & homicide? The data comes from National Center for Health Statistics (part of the CDC). They collect data from sources such as death certificates, which, as you know, are filed by city & county medical examiners.
@DogMan No. It's a different category. Here's the Always Iffy overview:
No, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not class suicides as homicides for statistical purposes. They are distinct manners of death, with suicide defined as intentionally self-inflicted and homicide as intentionally inflicted by another person.
@DogMan Are the majority of shootings being committed by “children” such that responsible parenting would make any difference?? No Law and order there are more shootings in red states and cities per capita. I’d like to see less gun violence. The inmates running the asylum are in Washington DC criminals escaping justice politicians running so as to avoid consequences. I want to reduce gun violence and protect children “gun control” does that.
@jehova YES!! It starts with children and parenting. Gang bangers are technically children until they turn 18.
I hope you don't believe that good children suddenly turn bad. Bad adults come from a childhood of no discipline, no responsibility, no commitment, and no loving upbringing.
@DogMan parenting is likely the largest factor . Bad adults also come from places of poverty hunger and yes often lack of parenting. I’m unconvinced(skeptical). that older children but still school age are the most to blame for school shootingsthey are the most impressionable. Regardless lack of gun regulation in “red states” is a larger factor.Therefore one could argue that “good children” can become corrupted to be “suddenly bad” To be fair it usually takes time for the switch to occur. The factors you mentioned are often what can interrupt that escalation.
