In terms of gun control “strictness”, Maryland is ranked number 4. About 78% of all violent crime in Maryland occurrs in Baltimore. Why isn’t all that gun control decreasing gun violence in Baltimore? What could it be?
The big difference between Montpelier Vt and Baltimore MD isn’t their level of gun control, it is their available number of criminals. Criminals, not guns drive crime stats.
Structural racism in a deeply racist white populace. Look at how they let Confederate flags loose on the poor, helpless population of Baltimore.