Murder Rate So Foul
Critical Analysis
According to the data from the chart above, what was the murder rate in 2020?
According to the data from the chart, between 1960 and the present, which year saw the largest increase in the murder rate?
Based on the data from the chart above, describe one trend in the murder rate since 1960.
The United States in 2020 experienced the biggest rise in murder since the start of national record-keeping in 1960, according to data gathered by the F.B.I. for its annual report on crime. In 2020 the murder rate rose by around 29 percent. How did the rise in the murder rate impact your community?
The reasons for the rise in the murder rate may never be fully sorted out, but analysts have pointed to many possible contributing factors, including various pandemic stresses; increased distrust between the police and the public after the murder of George Floyd, including a pullback by the police in response to criticism; and increased firearm carrying. Which of these reasons do you think is the most significant driver of the increase?
According to the data from the chart below* which state has the highest murder rate in our nation and what does that tell us about federalism?
According to the data from the chart below* how does the American murder rate compare to other wealthy nations?
How much did the murder rate impact he 2020 presidential election?
To me, the chart above sort of looks like a mountain range. What do you think? And what could a U.S. president or Congress do to try to lower the murder rate?
Joe Biden is a gun safety advocate. Explain what about the US. Constitution and the Supreme Court ruling in McDonald v. Chicago will make it difficult for Bide and the Congress to pass meaningful gun safety legislation.
Learning Extension
There is a new guns safety case heading to the Supreme Court this fall. Listen to this story about the case of NY State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Corlett,
Action Extension
Follow this Guide to Filing Amicus Curiae - Supreme Court Rules - to file your own Friend of the Court brief on behalf of either side in the case of NY State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Corlett,