5-year justifiable homicide levels remain steady

[gejohnston]

48. So, when will Illinois repeal SYG?

They had it for over fifty years. As for the increase, IIRC, the same increase is also among cops. That makes any change in the law irrelevant. In all likelihood, what the change shows is there were just as many self defense killings earlier years, just that it was easier to send innocent, of murder, people to prison since the accused had to prove their innocence of a crime. There is also the probability that the rate is actually the same, keeping pace with population change.
The statistic by itself is meaningless because any ideologue can interpret anyway they want.
Of course, you don't actually believe people do or should defend themselves outside the home.
BTW, "blue" and "red" state only refers to how they voted for president in the last election, which may or may not have anything to do with their internal politics. The same with counties within the state. Out of California's 58 counties, less than half were blue in 2004. Wyoming had one, and two in 28. Wyoming also had three red counties, the remaining 18 counties were light purple. I am surprised that you would actually fall for the simplistic and superficial nonsense is usually reserved for lazy and dimwitted, and overpaid, pundits.