Posted March 7, 2019 9:30 am by Comments

By Tom Knighton

Maryland has worked hard to become an anti-gun state, and I understand why. If you’re someone who believes gun control works and you’re in a state with a violent city like Baltimore, you’re going to do what you think will work to try and stem the tide of violence.

However, it hasn’t worked.

Moreover, now a data analyst has broken down the data regarding violence–specifically gun violence–in the city and compared it to other cities as well as using Giffords’ grades for each.

What he found was…interesting.

Baltimore and Washington DC are close in both proximity and population with 614,664 vs. 681,170 residents respectively. Violent crime of all types increased by 13 percent in Baltimore, but decreased by -15% in Washington DC. In fact, Washington DC’s crime decreased across the board: murders -16%, robberies -25%, and assaults -6%.

A one-quarter decrease in robberies is unprecedented. It happened only after the courts required Washington DC to end many of its restrictions on firearms and become a shall issue jurisdiction for handgun permits. Contrast this to Baltimore which has seen violent crime continue to rise in all categories by 13%.

In Baltimore, crime increased across the board: murders 8%, robberies 12%, and assaults 13%. Baltimore …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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