GA Gun Control (Atlanta, Savannah, Powder Springs: 2014, sex offender, crime)

[Derrick_TheRiskTaker]

Own a gun but lock it in a safe secure place at all times! Gun ownership is one of the best ways to protect yourself and your family. I'm talking from experience!

[NorthmeetsSouth]

Originally Posted by atlantagreg30127

Strange fact: The city/suburb of Kennesaw, Georgia actually has a LAW that says all citizens must own a firearm. They don't excactly enforce the law, but it's on the books, and city leaders don't hide it at all. Oddly enough, it too has a very low crime rate. Hmmmmmm. Related article: Kennesaw, Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My ex was from Switzerland where, as soon as you turn 18 you have to join the reserves. consequently, almost every household has a gun, and everybody knows it. Therefore, there are not a lot of home invasions there.

The criminals have guns... why shouldn't the rest of us?!

[tablemtn]

According to the FBI, Georgia has a higher murder rate than New Jersey. Just wanted to point that out. I can post the rankings of all 50 states by murder rate if you'd like.

[Derrick_TheRiskTaker]

Originally Posted by tablemtn

I can post the rankings of all 50 states by murder rate if you'd like.

Please do so!

[Twinkletoes]

Yes, please post. Are we talking rate or actual numbers? Because we have a large population, the rate may actually be lower, even though the actual number is higher.

[tablemtn]

Okay. I hope this doesn't get cut for being off-topic. Here is the list. It is by rate, not overall numbers, which means that population is taken into account. Georgia ends up with the 13th-highest rate in the nation. Louisiana is the worst; New Hampshire is the best when it comes to rate of homicide.

1. Louisiana - 9.9

2. Maryland - 9.7

3. Nevada - 9.0

4. Alabama - 8.3

4. South Carolina - 8.3

6. Mississippi - 7.7

7. Arizona - 7.5

8. Arkansas - 7.3

9. Michigan - 7.1

10. California - 6.8

10. New Mexico - 6.8

10. Tennessee - 6.8

13. Georgia - 6.4

14. Missouri - 6.3

15. Florida - 6.2

16. Illinois - 6.1

16. North Carolina - 6.1

18. Pennsylvania - 5.9

18. Texas - 5.9

20. Indiana - 5.8

20. Oklahoma - 5.8

2006 national rate of the US - 5.7

22. Alaska - 5.4

23. Virginia - 5.2

24. Delaware - 4.9

24. New Jersey - 4.9

26. New York - 4.8

27. Ohio - 4.7

28. Kansas - 4.6

29. West Virginia - 4.1

30. Kentucky - 4.0

31. Colorado - 3.3

32. Connecticut - 3.1

33. Washington - 3.0

33. Wisconsin - 3.0

35. Massachusetts - 2.9

36. Nebraska - 2.8

37. Rhode Island - 2.6

38. Idaho - 2.5

39. Minnesota - 2.4

40. Oregon - 2.3

2006 national rate of Canada - 1.9

41. Vermont - 1.9

42. Iowa - 1.8

42. Montana - 1.8

42. Utah - 1.8

45. Maine - 1.7

45. Wyoming - 1.7

47. Hawaii - 1.6

2006 national rate of England and Wales - 1.4

48. North Dakota - 1.3

49. South Dakota - 1.2

50. New Hampshire - 1.0

[NorthmeetsSouth]

Very Interesting. So, if GA is #13 and NY is #26 why is it that everyone down here thinks that NY is so dangerous? I feel much safer walking around in Manhattan at night than I do in Atlanta.

[gt6974a]

Originally Posted by NorthmeetsSouth

Very Interesting. So, if GA is #13 and NY is #26 why is it that everyone down here thinks that NY is so dangerous? I feel much safer walking around in Manhattan at night than I do in Atlanta.

b/c other people are walking around with you. In Atlanta, it closed down after 6 for the most part outside the bar areas.

[tallylady46]

I'm really not surprised that the New England states are below average. New England states don't have the same demographics as the 10 top states.

But I am surprised that Maryland is #2, as it is one of the wealthiest states. Also I am surprised that Michigan is in the top 10, but I guess Detroit skews the numbers there.

[KevK]

Originally Posted by tallylady46

I'm really not surprised that the New England states are below average. New England states don't have the same demographics as the 10 top states.

But I am surprised that Maryland is #2, as it is one of the wealthiest states. Also I am surprised that Michigan is in the top 10, but I guess Detroit skews the numbers there.

You kind of said what others are afriad to say and that is the fact that, if you removed minorities from these stats, our murder rate would be much like that of European countries. Most murders are committed by young black and Hispanic males. They account for about 4% of the population but over 50% of the violent crime. That is why the states that have few of them have low murder rates and the states (except Nevada) that have more of them have high murder rates. Much of Canada's murder rate is because of Carribean immigrants in Toronto.