Chicago, Baltimore and D.C. Account for 50% of US Homicide Increase

By Robert Farago

In a recent email blast, The Trace’s anti-gun agit-propagandists report that “According to the Brennan Center for Justice, the murder rate in the country’s 30 largest cities increased by 13.3 percent in 2015, compared to the previous year.” BUT, according to the report cited (not mentioned by The Trace), “Crime overall in the 30 largest cities in 2015 remained the same as in 2014, decreasing by 0.1 percent. Two-thirds of cities saw drops in crime, which were offset mostly by an increase in Los Angeles (12.7 percent). Nationally, crime remains at all-time lows.” I guess that didn’t fit the narrative. And here’s something else that kinda messes with their campaign for civilian disarmament . . .

“Four months into 2016, the trend is set to continue,” The Trace’s email asserts. “In Chicago, both shootings and homicides are up more than 50 percent compared to this time last year.” While trying to make the case for gun control, they’re making the case against it.

Lest we forget, Chicago is home to some of America’s most Draconian gun control legislation (still). And the other two cities that combine to account for 50 percent of the homicide increase — …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns