Black Teenage Murders Spiking

The number of murders among black teenagers (14 to 17 years old) has risen dramatically in the last few years while no similar increase has been seen in the number of white teenage murders.

According to a report by Professor James Alan Fox and Marc L. Swatt, black teenage murders rose nationally by 34 percent between 2000 and 2007. Meanwhile, the number of white teen murders was essentially unchanged.

Cutbacks in police and social programs along with "weakening of gun laws" are being blamed. Murder rates can logically be tied to reduced police presence and cutbacks in social programs but the "weakening of gun laws" is unsupportable since it would result in more murders across the board, not just in black teenagers.

Consequently, blaming the weakening of gun laws as the reason black teens are committing more murders is illogical. However, if it can be proven that guns owned by black teenagers experience the phenomenon of spontaneous triggering while guns owned by white teenagers do not, then evidence would be available to support strengthening gun laws regarding blacks (i.e. whites can own guns, black can't). Try to get elected with that platform.

Ridiculousness aside, the availability or lack of guns has little to do with the murder rates. However, liberal academics festooning ostensibly legitimate research with irrelevant anti-gun rhetoric is common. With guns, people murder by shooting. Without guns, people murder by stabbing (see Britain's problems with knives) or poison or bombs or bats or ligatures or whatever works.

By the way, experts contend that gang activity is to blame for a large portion of the increase in black teenage murders. Gangbangers don't pay any attention to laws, gun control or otherwise.