Guns, what works and what's just stupid [View all]
I live in New Jersey. New Jersey is one of the most restrictive states for guns. So how's that going? In some places it's wonderful. In others, not so much. Look at Camden. The 2012 murder rate is 86.3 per 100,000. Asking why is where the whole violence problem should begin. A city with a murder rate over 18 times the national average has to be doing something wrong and it has to be so egregiously obvious that a bit of investigation would make it obvious. Another question is why does the closest major city to Camden have a murder rate 1/4 of Camden's? The 2012 murder rate for Philadelphia is 21.5 per 100,000. Philly borders Camden. What ever the reason it isn't gun laws. PA is much more gun friendly and is a shall issue state for CCW.
Let's look at another city. Newark has a murder rate of 34.4 for 2012. That's less than half of Camden's rate but it's still close to 7 times the rate of New York City.
Both of these New Jersey towns have missed something that both Philly and the Big Apple have done.
Look for an explanation and there's a start.
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