Every time there is a mass shooting in the United States, the national press instinctively begins touting the evils of firearms and sounds the call for gun control. Joining them in that loud refrain are Washington Democrats and Hollywood celebrities hell-bent on reversing the Second Amendment.
The casualties piled up in Las Vegas this last weekend made the attack the worst mass shooting in modern history. So, it’s understandable that concerned voices are raised. But what about the plague of gun violence that has turned America’s inner cities into daily war zones? Why do those go largely ignored by the same people?
Hypocrisy abounds with all of the talk about the senseless violence in Vegas, while the same level of outrage isn’t poured out over these Democrat-controlled ghettos which rack up similar numbers every month or two. Leave it to The New York Times which finally did what Jimmy Kimmel and his fellow late-night hosts couldn’t: remind readers that 58 deaths by gunfire is an all-too common occurrence in places like Chicago, Baltimore, and St. Louis for anyone that’s paying attention.
Four reporters compiled the numbers from multiple cities and compared the number of days it takes for each of the cities to reach the same number of murders that occurred in just one day during the Vegas massacre. The problem is much worse than a random mass shooting. These numbers do not include suicides; only murder by gun. The simple findings are below. Click here to see the visual created by the NYT.
Mass shooting in Las Vegas — 58 deaths, 1 day
Daily gun deaths in Chicago — 58 deaths, 28 days
Baltimore — 68 days
St. Louis — 70 days
Philadelphia — 105 days
Kansas City, Mo. — 117 days
Houston — 118 days
Detroit — 121 days
Indianapolis — 122 days
Los Angeles — 125 days
New York City — 130 days
Memphis — 138 days
New Orleans — 158 days
Louisville, Ky. — 177 days
Columbus, Ohio — 179 days
Dallas — 180 days
Miami — 185 days
Milwaukee — 186 days
Cleveland — 187 days
Birmingham, Ala. — 188 days
Baton Rouge, La. — 198 days
Atlanta — 203 days
Washington, D.C. — 208 days
Jacksonville, Fla. — 213 days
San Antonio — 225 days
Nashville — 226 days
Phoenix — 244 days
Richmond, Va. — 259 days
Cincinnati —