Biden calls gun violence "an epidemic"
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Why are there so many shootings suddenly? Why did it seem to slow down under Trump and accelerate under Biden?
Accelerated because of BLM. There was a study recently (which I believe was posted on here) that up through 2019 areas which had had BLM protests had increased homicide rates afterwards. With everything escalating more and more people screaming about how all cops are evil and need to be fired if not killed, law enforcement is stepping back pretty much everywhere and it's only going to get worse.
Chicago had a 65.8% increase in shootings (3261 total). Resulted in a 64.4% increase in shooting victims (4033 total), and 55% increase in homicides (769 total) from 2019. Cook county (which Chicago is part of) had 875 gun homicide victims total, 78% were black.
79 Chicago officers were shot at, 10 hit. 558% increase since 2015.
Chicago is a high shooting area normally, but it is still a massive increase, and it's not alone.
That as well. I would be surprised if the sex addict who shot up a massage parlour didn't fall back into his old habits because he lost his job, his gym or whatever else he was using to stay "sober."