Murders

Murder rates in the US have come down by 40% over the past 30 years and about half of all murders are Black males and 90% of those are murdered by other Black males. While Black males represent 6% of the population they account for 50% of homicides. Homicide rates have decreased from 26,700 in 1991 to 16,425 in 2019. During that time the number of guns doubled to the present day 360 million. One could conclude that having more guns does not increase murders. The problem is more complicated. Black males are misdirected from birth. They have higher rates of poverty, single family homes, school drop outs and crime. The have higher unemployment rates, they miss school more often, they are disciplined in school more often their test scores are lower and they represent 34% of the prison population. Many programs have been instituted over the years to rectify these stats but without much success. Many want to make gun ownership illegal but drugs are illegal and there remains a serious problem. Honest citizens might follow the law and turn in their guns but it is highly unlikely that criminals would do so.