c/o Powerline
A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON HOMICIDE
The Young Conservatives Instagramed this graphic a couple of days ago. I haven’t verified all the numbers, but I checked most of them against FBI data and they appear to be correct. The chart puts current hysteria over homicide and firearms into perspective. The left axis is homicides per 100,000 Americans:
… so the left’s angst is actually tied to the decrease in homicides? When violent crime drops, it is time to disarm everyday Americans.