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Pinkydoodle2 t1_j1bwvot wrote

Reply to comment by CablePicker in The Heritage Foundation data sources contradict its report that the US city with the 30th highest rate of homicide was 2.4 / 100K. One of their referenced sources- "CHR&R" (footnote 25) - has more than 1K counties with higher homicide rates. Here's that data. Relevant links are in the comments. [OC] by quantuminous

Because counties have essentially no influence over concealed carry licenses.or how easy it is to buy a gun. They also have very little influence over public policy in general.

What you'll see at the state level is that states that enact nra backed policies consistently have not only higher rates of murder with a gun per Capita but also higher murder and suicide rates as a result. Also states that enact things like constitutional carry consistently see a spike in murder rates and gun violence.

This makes Biden districts look more violent but it would be more accurate to say that being poor in a red state is a better indicator.

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CablePicker t1_j1bzanp wrote

I think what this view shows is who is driving up the homicide rate in each state. I would say Biden districts are more violent based on this. Trump states are more violent but that is misleading, because it is the Biden districts within driving those numbers. Make sense?

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Pinkydoodle2 t1_j1bznq9 wrote

That's 100% what the heritage foundation has engineered here but that's not what it actually shows. If you looks at places that vote heavily for Biden but have sensible gun laws like NY, Cali, Mass, Connecticut, etc you'll see that Biden districts are actually less violent than Trump districts in spite of other factors like poverty.

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CablePicker t1_j1c1fg8 wrote

Do you see all that light brown/ tan on the map? Those are Trump counties in Trump states with low violence and loose gun laws.

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Pinkydoodle2 t1_j1c1les wrote

I think you're just a bit thick mate. Maybe go donate some money to the heritage foundation.

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CablePicker t1_j1cp3mf wrote

I don’t think you know what you’re talking about ‘mate’.

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Pinkydoodle2 t1_j1igi0n wrote

Lol, I think you're the one that has trouble understanding things.

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