Alphecca: Boston Murder Rate at 10-Year High

December 17, 2005

Boston Murder Rate at 10-Year High

Let's see now, Massachusetts makes it very difficult to own and carry a handgun. In fact, a CCW permit is issued at the whim of the local police chief. I suspect that the City of Boston doesn't issue too many. You reap what you sew:

The execution-style slayings of four young men in a basement music studio this week cast a spotlight on a crime wave that has pushed murder in Boston to a 10-year high.

While the murder rate nationally has dropped over the past decade, some cities -- such as Boston and Philadelphia -- are seeing it spike. In Boston, the number of slayings has more than doubled in the past several years, climbing from 31 in 1999 to 71 so far this year.

San Francisco take note. Canada take note!

Posted by Jeff Soyer at December 17, 2005 11:25 AM

Comments

Ya, I know, but there's fuck all I can do about it. The fact is that the overwhelming majority of sheeple in Kanada are GFWs.

Whenever I have discussions with friends who fear guns, I ask them, "Do you trust the governemnt and police?", and they always reply "Yes".

So there is no hope.

Posted by: timmy at December 17, 2005 05:02 PM

I thought it was Bush's fault....

Posted by: Robert Garrard at December 18, 2005 10:22 AM

"sow" is the correct way to spell "sew". Bad spelling! (sorry, my parents were teachers, and I've inherited an irresistable urge to correct)
We look less like knucke dragging, evil, etc...
If we spell correctly. :)

Posted by: Brian at December 19, 2005 07:04 AM

In Toronto, our gun crime (gang-related) has spiked in the past year, so now local politicians are angling to ban handguns.

Posted by: cello at December 20, 2005 09:28 PM

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December 17, 2005

Boston Murder Rate at 10-Year High

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