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And yet those states with lax gun regulations have nothing even close to the level of gun crime in the Chicago area. If it was availability of guns that was the

by fein 4y ago

And yet those states with lax gun regulations have nothing even close to the level of gun crime in the Chicago area. If it was availability of guns that was the catalyst for this behavior, one would expect to see similar patterns elsewhere.

namdnay 4y ago
I think that’s the point of the poster above? That the ready availability of guns around Chicago is a factor in the gun violence within the city
mcguire 4y ago
Chicago has a firearm homicide rate of 29 per 100,000 (https://oneaimil.org/the-issue/impact-of-gun-violence/ https://oneaimil.org/the-issue/impact-of-gun-violence/). Illinois overall has a "firearm injury death rate" of 14.1 per 100,000 (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/illinois/il.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/illinois/il.htm). Indiana overall has a firearm injury death rate of 17.3 per 100,000 (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/indiana/in.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/indiana/in.htm). Mississippi (28.6), Louisiana, Wyoming, Missouri, Alabama and Alaska all have rates above 23 per 100,000 (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/firearm_mortality/firearm.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/firearm_mortality/...). "Phillips County, Arkansas, with only 22,000 residents, had the nation’s highest homicide rate. Meanwhile, Cook County, Illinois (Chicago), which often captures the media’s attention around violence, had the 79th highest gun homicide rate." (https://publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/2022-05/2020-gun-deaths-in-the-us-4-28-2022-b.pdf https://publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/2022-05/202...)
lern_too_spel 4y ago
Gary, the city in Indiana right next to Chicago, is a top contender for murder capital of the US year after year. Chicago never reaches the podium. https://madison.com/news/national/the-30-cities-with-the-highest-murder-rates-in-the-us/collection_33b57fa7-d832-502d-ad55-aa29609b9a57.html https://madison.com/news/national/the-30-cities-with-the-hig...

by fein 4y ago

namdnay 4y ago

I think that’s the point of the poster above? That the ready availability of guns around Chicago is a factor in the gun violence within the city

mcguire 4y ago

Chicago has a firearm homicide rate of 29 per 100,000 (https://oneaimil.org/the-issue/impact-of-gun-violence/ https://oneaimil.org/the-issue/impact-of-gun-violence/). Illinois overall has a "firearm injury death rate" of 14.1 per 100,000 (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/illinois/il.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/illinois/il.htm). Indiana overall has a firearm injury death rate of 17.3 per 100,000 (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/indiana/in.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/indiana/in.htm). Mississippi (28.6), Louisiana, Wyoming, Missouri, Alabama and Alaska all have rates above 23 per 100,000 (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/firearm_mortality/firearm.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/firearm_mortality/...). "Phillips County, Arkansas, with only 22,000 residents, had the nation’s highest homicide rate. Meanwhile, Cook County, Illinois (Chicago), which often captures the media’s attention around violence, had the 79th highest gun homicide rate." (https://publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/2022-05/2020-gun-deaths-in-the-us-4-28-2022-b.pdf https://publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/2022-05/202...)

lern_too_spel 4y ago

Gary, the city in Indiana right next to Chicago, is a top contender for murder capital of the US year after year. Chicago never reaches the podium. https://madison.com/news/national/the-30-cities-with-the-highest-murder-rates-in-the-us/collection_33b57fa7-d832-502d-ad55-aa29609b9a57.html https://madison.com/news/national/the-30-cities-with-the-hig...