05-07-2023, 02:47 PM
Ted King wrote:
[quote=Lemon Drop]
A fascinating study, here is the link to the full article:
https://www.nationhoodlab.org/the-geogra...-violence/
Oops. I looked up info on Nationhood Lab and accidentally linked to that rather than the article. Thanks for the correction.
If I remember what I heard on the NPR show, the guest said that contrary to what a lot of MAGA believers like to think (the guest didn't put it terms of MAGA believers - that is my spin), in terms of gun violence New York City is not only not a hellhole, it is one of the very safest places you can live in the United States.
It is relatively safe if you are white.
Black Americans experience less violence in the South than in big metro areas in other parts of the country.
This study has some shortcomings that I think are pretty important to consider before embracing the conclusions.
They lack data on gun deaths for most small rural counties. The South is made up mostly of very small rural counties. The data also varies by demographics, what they have presented is data mostly for white Americans.
And just a personal observation, yes our cpuntry was settled hundreds of years ago by people with differing backgrounds and motivations. However, it is 2023 now. People have mixed and moved all over, and the culture has homogenized quite a lot. Even as we are polarized on sometimes narrow political victories. I personally think the Red/blue state thing is very misleading too, and causes people to stereotype.
You will find gun nuts everywhere, and gun safety advocates everywhere.