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The illegally carried handguns are the problem

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“Law and order” gun control

The illegally carried handguns are the problem “Law and order” gun control Matthew Yglesias Apr 03, 2023 326 518 4 Share The widespread ownership of guns in the United States is the predominant reason we have so much more homicide than the developed countries of Europe and Asia. Differential availability of guns also largely explains why, inconveniently for Republicans, there is generally more murder happening in red states than in blue ones. The standard GOP cope is to argue that the murders are happening in “blue cities,” but that just reflects the fact that essentially all cities are blue i

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