Several big U.S. cities see homicide rates surge

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6. The clip posted does not seem to reflect the overall article

I read where federal and local funding cuts are to blame. I read where two cities the violence spiked after the police killings of black men. I read where synthetic drugs are causing it in one city. I read where some cities, such as New York, are coming off of record lows so the rate has no where to go, but up. I read where towns with tight restrictions have seen increases, while towns like Phoenix (wild west) have seen declines.

I'm not sure why Wisconsin's 'absurdly weak' gun laws increase murders in some non-Wisconsin cities with strong gun laws and decrease murders in some non-Wisconsin cities with weak guns laws. These Wisconsin guns laws apparently encouraged police in two non-Wisconsin cities to kill suspects under questionable circumstances.

These Wisconsin gun laws are as powerful and fickle as any gun laws that I have ever read about.

Personally, I think that highlighting the Wisconsin gun law statement was probably not a very representative statement to show the gist of the article.

Thanks for posting as I think that it clearly shows that murders and gun violence is a complex issue that is likely driven by non-gun factors, such as police perception, poverty, and racism.