Illinois Homicide & Suicide Firearm Deaths Have Increased Under J.B. Pritzker's Pandemic-Response Policies

The data don't lie.

Jul 09, 2022

I’m not sure how anyone could look at these data and say, “This is completely unrelated to the Governor of Illinois’ pandemic-response policies, and I trust he has the solutions to what’s causing this problem.” (UPDATE: See Greg Bishop’s related story, which cites these data.)

For more on gun-related mortality in the U.S. — including Illinois *Exceptionalism* — see these posts from my e-friend Mary Pat Campbell. (Note: CDC WONDER data for 2021 updated this week, which is why my numbers for Illinois differ from Mary’s.)

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U.S. Gun Deaths are Mostly Suicides, not Homicides

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3 years ago · 3 likes · Mary Pat Campbell

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Misleading Gun Death Stats: "Gun Mortality" State Rankings

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Illinois Homicide & Suicide Firearm Deaths Have Increased Under J.B. Pritzker's Pandemic-Response Policies

The data don't lie.