I posted this to this nut.
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Prevalence of homicide and violent crime is greatest in urban areas of the United States. In metropolitan areas, the homicide rate in 2005 was 6.1 per 100,000 compared with 3.5 in non-metropolitan counties.[28] In U.S. cities with populations greater than 250,000, the mean homicide rate was 12.1 per 100,000.[29] According to FBI statistics, the highest per capita rates of gun-related homicides in 2005 were in D.C. (35.4/100,000), Puerto Rico (19.6/100,000), Louisiana (9.9/100,000), & Maryland (9.9/100,000) .[30] The Bureau of Justice statistics from 2004 do not include D.C or Puerto Rico. see "Gun violence in the United States by state". Wikipedia. 2004.
Homicide rates among 18- to 24-year-olds have declined since 1993, but remain higher than they were prior to the 1980s.[18] In 2005, the 17 through 24 age group remains significantly overrepresented in violent crime statistics, particularly homicides involving firearms.[31] In 2005, 17- through 19-year olds were 4.3% of the overall population of the United States.[32] This same age group accounted for 11.2% of those killed by firearm homicides.[33] This age group also accounted for 10.6% of all homicide offenses.[34] The 20- through 24-year-old age group accounted for 7.1% of the population,[32] while accounting for 22.5% of those killed by firearm homicides.[33] The 20 through 24 age group also accounted for 17.7% of all homicide offenses.[34] Those under age 17 are not overrepresented in homicide statistics. In 2005, 13- through 16-year-olds accounted for 6% of the overall population of the United States, but only accounted for 3.6% of firearm homicide victims,[33] and 2.7% of overall homicide offenses.[34]
People with a criminal record are also more likely to die as homicide victims.[12] Between 1990 and 1994, 75% of all homicide victims age 21 and younger in the city of Boston had a prior criminal record.[35] In Philadelphia, the percentage of those killed in gun homicides that had prior criminal records increased from 73% in 1985 to 93% in 1996.[12][36] In Richmond, Virginia, the risk of gunshot injury is 22 times higher for those males involved with crime.[37]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_States________________________
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Got this pm in response to my posting this:
Sorry as I said before you have no compassion for life itself - I DO - and since I have a passion for life - I will continue to react with passion to your posts - so for the sake of my own sanity and the need to get things done I feel the need to block you - sorry about this but I feel the need to do this at this time - keep posting your gun rants and btw your need to continually refer back to inner city youths and urban street gangs can be taken as rascism - I know if I referred as many times to these minority groups as you have I would be held to task! Sorry but you and I have too extremely different views on the importance of life all becuase of guns and your need to possess them!
