Posted on 05/27/2022 11:59:57 AM PDT by MrRelevant
California’s rate of gun deaths has declined by 10% since 2005, even as the national rate has climbed in recent years. And Texas and Florida? Their rates of gun deaths have climbed 28% and 37% respectively. California now has one of the 10 lowest rates of gun deaths in the nation. Texas and Florida are headed in the wrong direction.
Obviously, factors beyond a state’s laws can affect the rate of firearms deaths. The national health statistics take into account differences in the age distribution of state populations, but they don’t control for every factor that might affect gun deaths.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
And when Sweden’s covid & death rates remained low even though they didn’t lock down, were we allowed to compare them with New York? Of course not.
Criminals can’t afford the taxes in CA.
They are moving to FL and TX like everyone else.
yeah that’s why CA is an absolute sh*thole with crime every second..cant walk the streets without being stabbed by a crazed hobo
It helps when would-be killers are constantly dope up on MJ.
What examples do they have of a gun control law effecting this?
And did the deaths still occur, just using a different method?
Without this information, this article is just hot air.
The left is so fond of gaslighting and lying, that I would need to examine their figures quite closely. I would need to understand the source and any possible bias that source would bring. I would need to see if there are unaccounted factors such as population loss. I would need to see the figures of violent crimes perpetrated by criminals who might fear armed citizens less.
Interesting how they picked 2005 as a “baseline”.
Was that a high point in CA with current per capita rates 10% less than that?
And are the TX and FL per capita rates increasing from a much lower rate? E.g. say CA drops from 100 per 1000 to 90, while TX increased from 20 per 1000 to 25.
Statistics, damn statistics, and lies.
Always need source info.
The rate of murder in California is 0.04 per 1,000 residents during a standard year.
In Texas is’s .05 per 1000.
Source crimegrade.org
There are many factors. Age of population. Gang activity.
But yeah Texas had a lower murder rate so
Because robberies in gun shops and pawn shops where employees open carry are so common.
SMH
Florida and Texas have the death penalty....AND WE USE IT....unlike crazyfornia
The article uses the same sort of logic that one would use in arguing against having insulin in your home because that could cause diabetes, as homes that have such a thing in them very likely have diabetics.
They are also likely adding in hunting or shooting related accidents and justifiable homicides by citizens and law enforcement in order to have Montana having a higher gun death rate than California, New Jersey, or New York and that would make the article’s premise even more dishonest and fraudulent.
In addition, you could also take Florida’s and Texas’ numbers and remove black on black homicides and that alone would probably reduce them to that certain extent.
Wow what a steaming pile
Since the LA Slimes is so obsessed with statistics, how does the gun death rate in big liberal cities like LA, New York, Chicago compare to places like Wyoming?
Figures lie and liars figure.
Thanks for these statistics. I wondered what the actual rates are.
For one thing, “gun deaths” includes suicides as well as justifiable homicides, the latter being an especially galling contributor to the total, as if it should be minimized.
I prefer a dangerous freedom to peaceful slavery.
said a founding father I can’t remember now.
And why, exactly, should anyone believe anything that comes from “official government” sources in California?
Speaking of Chicago and per heyjackass.com
Year To Date
Shot & Killed: 213
Shot & Wounded: 952
Total Shot: 1165
Total Homicides: 237
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