{"id":458704,"date":"2022-06-07T02:59:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T23:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pols-ignore-mass-shootings-we-can-do-something-about-gang-violence\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T02:59:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T23:59:31","slug":"pols-ignore-mass-shootings-we-can-do-something-about-gang-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pols-ignore-mass-shootings-we-can-do-something-about-gang-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"#Pols ignore mass shootings we can do something about: gang violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a406f8a09d94\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a406f8a09d94\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pols-ignore-mass-shootings-we-can-do-something-about-gang-violence\/#%E2%80%9CPols_ignore_mass_shootings_we_can_do_something_about_gang_violence%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Pols ignore mass shootings we can do something about: gang violence&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPols_ignore_mass_shootings_we_can_do_something_about_gang_violence%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Pols ignore mass shootings we can do something about: gang violence&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/rich-lowry.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Rich Lowry\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/rich-lowry.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/rich-lowry.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/>        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The headlines coming out of the weekend were grim.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/06\/05\/mass-shootings-weekend-killed\">Axios:<\/a> \u201cAt least 54 injured, 11 killed in 7 separate mass shootings this weekend.\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/least-12-dead-another-weekend-mass-shootings-america-rcna32059\">NBC News: <\/a>\u201cAt least 12 dead in another weekend of mass shootings across America.\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/another-weekend-mass-shootings-us-gun-violence-america-162534407.html\">Yahoo! News:<\/a> \u201cAt least 12 dead in 10 mass shootings in US over the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The headlines are clearly designed to create the impression that the United States is experiencing a Buffalo or Uvalde almost every day. It isn\u2019t true. None of the shootings over the weekend had anything in common with those horrific events. As far as I could determine, none was carried out with AR-15s, and most involved beefs among people at parties or in or around bars, with many having the hallmarks of gang shootings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first incident in the Axios report involved two cars pulling up at a graduation party in Summerton, SC, and opening fire, killing one and wounding another seven. Almost all the victims were in their teens. According to police, it was a gang-related shooting stemming from previous drive-by shootings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The quotidian violence of teenagers shooting teenagers in petty disputes and gang-related vendettas shouldn\u2019t be minimized \u2014 in fact, it\u2019s a significant blight on American life, disproportionately affecting young African-American men and rendering certain neighborhoods in our country borderline unlivable. But they are a different category from what we commonly think of as a mass shooting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/bronx-gang-busted-322.JPEG.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Guns collected in a bust by the Bronx District Attorney and NYPD.\" class=\"wp-image-22555269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/bronx-gang-busted-322.JPEG.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/bronx-gang-busted-322.JPEG.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Department of Justice\u2019s National Gang Center reports that gang violence accounted for 13% percent of all homicides between 2007 and 2012.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bronx District Attorney&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s a difference between the phenomenon of a disturbed young male who has been inspired by prior mass shooters to go to a school or other public place and slaughter as many people as possible and the gang member who targets rivals.<\/p>\n<p>The former are relatively rare, uniquely shattering events for a community and the nation at large that are, unfortunately, very difficult to combat.<\/p>\n<p>The latter are much more common, typically don\u2019t garner national attention and are more susceptible to standard anti-crime initiatives, including more cops and robust prosecution.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP22157790003931.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Activists hold signs as they listen to speakers during a Students Demand Action event, near the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, Monday, June 6, 2022, in Washington. \" class=\"wp-image-22555225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP22157790003931.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP22157790003931.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP22157790003931.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP22157790003931.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Activists hold signs as they listen to speakers during a Students Demand Action event, near the West Front of the US Capitol, Monday, June 6, 2022, in Washington. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP\/Alex Brandon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A bizarre feature of the debate around gun homicides is that the same people who most fervently believe we need to enact gun-control measures that will have very little effect on the former category of shootings tend to be hostile to or indifferent toward measures that will unquestionably diminish the latter category of shootings.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/todaynationnews.com\/warriors-answer-in-game-2-celtics-even-finals\/\">wore shirts emblazoned with the phrase \u201cEnd Gun Violence\u201d<\/a> prior to their NBA Finals <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> the other night. That sentiment is anodyne and politically correct enough to be perfect for professional athletes, but slogans don\u2019t accomplish anything and the usual gun-control measures aren\u2019t going to \u201cend\u201d gun violence.<\/p>\n<p>These same players presumably wouldn\u2019t dare wear shirts urging the adoption of policies to keep young men from shooting other young men in the nation\u2019s dispiriting, much more routine cycle of violence \u2014 \u201cSupport More Policing,\u201d \u201cProsecute Gun Crimes\u201d or \u201cIncarcerate Repeat Offenders,\u201d for example. That would cause an uproar in polite circles and so is considered utterly unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>The fact is that gun control is ideologically congenial to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> and the left, whereas arresting and incarcerating people isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP22156820705696.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown wears a shirt that reads End Gun Violence while warming up before Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, Sunday, June 5, 2022. \" class=\"wp-image-22555284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP22156820705696.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP22156820705696.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP22156820705696.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP22156820705696.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown wears a shirt that reads End Gun Violence while warming up before the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, Sunday, June 5, 2022. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP\/Jed Jacobsohn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is difficult to tell exactly how many gun homicides in the country are gang-related (among other things, witnesses are reluctant to talk). <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalgangcenter.ojp.gov\/survey-analysis\/measuring-the-extent-of-gang-problems\">But the Department of Justice\u2019s National Gang Center,<\/a> in what is almost certainly an undercount, reports that there were roughly 2,000 gang homicides annually from 2007 to 2012, accounting for about 13% of all homicides. In Chicago and Los Angeles, around half of all homicides were gang-related.<\/p>\n<p>If we are going to take these killings more seriously, that\u2019s a good thing. Tough-on-crime policies, as well as more tailored anti-gang measures like simultaneous targeted arrests, have been shown to have an effect. It doesn\u2019t make any sense to strike a pose against gun violence in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> without taking on this scourge in particular \u2014 unless striking the pose is the point.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Twitter: @RichLowry<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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