We don't have a "gun" problem. We have an IMMIGRATION problem.

Southern States	Total murders1	Total firearms	Area of Country	Population
Alabama3	2	1	S	4,822,023
Arizona	321	211	S	6,553,255
Arkansas	166	108	S	2,949,131
California	1,879	1,304	S	38,041,430
Colorado	160	92	S	5,187,582
Florida	1009	721	S	19,074,434
Georgia	541	390	S	9,919,945
Hawaii	13	3	S	1,392,313
Kansas	84	50	S	2,885,905
Kentucky	192	122	S	4,380,415
Louisiana	455	370	S	4,601,893
Mississippi	174	132	S	2,984,926
Missouri	389	283	S	6,021,988
Nevada	116	70	S	2,758,931
New Mexico	109	67	S	2,085,538
North Carolina	470	309	S	9,752,073
Oklahoma	212	149	S	3,814,820
South Carolina	324	237	S	4,723,723
Tennessee	387	254	S	6,456,243
Texas	1,141	745	S	26,059,203
Utah	49	29	S	2,855,287
Virginia	314	220	S	8,185,867
West Virginia	66	47	S	1,855,413
	8573	5914		177,362,338

Northern States	Total murders1	Total firearms	Area of Country	Population
Alaska	29	11	N	731,449
Connecticut	146	112	N	3,590,347
Delaware	57	41	N	917,092
Idaho	26	17	N	1,595,728
Illinois3	509	439	N	12,875,255
Indiana	275	205	N	6,537,334
Iowa	44	25	N	3,074,186
Maine	25	14	N	1,329,192
Maryland	365	277	N	5,884,563
Massachusetts	121	70	N	6,646,144
Michigan	682	536	N	9,883,360
Minnesota	89	41	N	5,379,139
Montana	22	11	N	1,005,141
Nebraska	52	42	N	1,855,525
New Hampshire	14	9	N	1,320,718
New Jersey	385	273	N	8,864,590
New York	682	407	N	19,570,261
North Dakota	16	4	N	699,628
Ohio	410	278	N	11,544,225
Oregon	81	42	N	3,899,353
Pennsylvania	684	522	N	12,763,536
Rhode Island	34	19	N	1,050,292
South Dakota	14	4	N	833,354
Vermont	8	2	N	626,011
Washington, D.C.	108	77	N	632,323
Washington	194	106	N	6,897,012
Wisconsin	169	108	N	5,726,398
Wyoming	14	5	N	576,412
	5255	3697		136,308,568

Based on the latest FBI data: Murder by State, Types of Weapons, 2012


This post is in response to the claim by the FBI that:

"Overview    

    "In 2012, an estimated 14,827 persons were murdered in the United States. This was a 1.1 percent increase from the 2011 estimate, but a 9.9 percent decrease from the 2008 figure, and a 10.3 percent drop from the number in 2003.
    "There were 4.7 murders per 100,000 people. The murder rate rose 0.4 percent in 2012 compared with the 2011 rate. The murder rate was down from the rates in 2008 (12.8 percent decline) and 2003 (16.9 percent drop). (See Tables 1 and 1A.)
    "Of the estimated murders in the United States, 43.6 percent were reported in the South, 21.1 percent were reported in the Midwest, 21.0 percent were reported in the West, and 14.2 percent were reported in the Northeast."

Northern States:

Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, D.C., Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Total Population = 136,308,568

Southern States:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia. Total legal 2012 population = 177,362,338

The South has 41,053,770 more people than the North. Then there's THIS interesting FACT:   

Illegal immigrants 16,000,000

At least 80% of those are in the southern U.S. - Mainly; Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.


Number of illegals:       12,800,000
Population Difference: 41,053,770
Total Population over:  53,853,770 (South over north)

The largest percentage of homicides [by far] are in California, Florida, and Texas.

Why do you think the FBI lumped in "Hispanic" with "White" in their crime figures?

Addendum: It should be noted that around 70% of all homicides by firearm are gang related.Which is verified here:

"Gangs and Gun-Related Homicide

"Gun-related homicide is most prevalent among gangs and during the commission of felony crimes. In 1980, the percentage of homicides caused by firearms during arguments was about the same as from gang involvement (about 70 percent), but by 1993, nearly all gang-related homicides involved guns (95 percent), whereas the percentage of gun homicides related to arguments remained relatively constant. The percentage of gang-related homicides caused by guns fell slightly to 92 percent in 2008, but the percentage of homicides caused by firearms during the commission of a felony rose from about 60 percent to about 74 percent from 1980 to 2005."

And here:

 "Putting Gun Death Statistics In Perspective

"To hear gun control advocates speak, one would be led to believe that gun violence is a widespread problem whereby the mere existence of a gun is as much a problem as the person who intends to wield it. But the reality is that gun homicides are overwhelmingly tied to gang violence. In fact, a staggering 80% of gun homicides are gang-related. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), gang homicides accounted for roughly 8,900 of 11,100 gun murders in both 2010 and 2011. That means that there were just 2,200 non gang-related firearm murders in both years in a country of over 300 million people and 250 million guns."

   Well now, THAT sure throws some light on the subject, now DOESN'T IT?