Black Homicide Rates Are Back at '90s Levels. The Problem Isn't Guns.
A study found gun homicide rates among black men have exploded. That coincided with the rise of the BLM and "defund the police" movements.
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A study found gun homicide rates among black men have exploded. That coincided with the rise of the BLM and "defund the police" movements.
DBenitostock/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- There's been a substantial increase in firearm-related deaths in the United States over the past three decades and Black men are the most affected, according to new research from a team of emergency room doctors. They're 23 times more likely to experience firearm-related homicide than white men, the study showed. "Gun violence is an incredible scourge in our country. Gun violence affects everybody, and that's an important thing to recognize. However, it affects certain groups far more than others. Black men speak to one of the greatest...
(NEW YORK) -- There's been a substantial increase in firearm-related deaths in the United States over the past three decades and Black men are the most affected, according to new research from a team of emergency room doctors. They're 23 times more likely to experience firearm-related homicide than white men, the study showed. "Gun violence
Gun-related deaths started increasingly steadily from 2005, but that upward trajectory has accelerated, including a sharp uptick from 2019-2021, as Covid-19 led to lockdowns and economic turmoil.
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