Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States

 Colin Woodard, Politico -  In October, Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis proclaimed crime in New York City was “out of control” ... In reality, the region the Big Apple comprises most of is far and away the safest part of the U.S. mainland when it comes to gun violence, while the regions Florida and Texas belong to have per capita firearm death rates (homicides and suicides) three to four times higher than New York’s. On a regional basis it’s the southern swath of the country — in cities and rural areas alike — where the rate of deadly gun violence is most acute, regions where Republicans have dominated state governments for decades.