re: #217 Anymouse 🌹

Or the state of Louisiana (with roughly the same population as Chicago and its suburbs) and its much higher homicide/suicide rate by firearms.

The issue on “Chicago, gun violence, hair on fire!” is not-very-hidden dog whistle for “black.”

By Mr. Shapiro’s logic, Massachusetts should have a horrible death rate, not states like Louisiana, Missouri, and Arizona.

The data is clear: States with more restrictive laws by-and-large have lower overall homicide and suicide rates with firearms (even when they are next to states with lax laws).

To be fair, Louisiana has one of the highest African-American populations in the country.. It’s because Chicago is the home to Clinton and Obama and is a Democratic strongohld. Not denying there’s some racial undertones there. You’re absolutely right though. Boston and Massachusetts would prove his hypothesis. He’s wrong. As I said, he’s nowhere near as clever as he thinks he is. He’s had too many people telling him he’s the wingnut millennial great hope to ever think critically.