Can AI Crime Prediction Reduce Gun Violence In Chicago?

Can AI help the gun violence problem when legislators refuse to? [Links Below]
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Timestamps:
0:00 - My Gun Violence Story
3:05 - AI Crime Prediction
5:00 - University Of Chicago Interview
9:20 - St. Sabina and Michael Pfleger
10:10 - Purpose Over Pain Interview
12:50 - Police Rarely Help
14:25 - Open Data
15:43 - Obtaining A Gun In Chicagoland
17:10 - Gang Violence Is Profitable
18:30 - Some Difficult Facts
19:43 - Maybe There's Hope
21:45 - A Hard To Read List

[@BennJordan]

Reading some of these comments, I feel like I made a mistake of not making this even clearer in the video. This AI doesn't, nor could ever predict "who". It doesn't have a database of names or criminal records, only public data of events and locations. It's technically broader than previous algorithms used by some major cities because it quantifies the data into broad clusters rather than streets or political boundaries. TLDR: Even in the farthest stretch of the imagination, nobody would or could be arrested for a "pre-crime" as a result of this algorithm regardless of how it's used.

[@briberysproductionhouse]

Be honest Benn, they’ve manifested Minority Report and you’re one of the oracles JUST BE HONEST

[@MaDmanEXE]

And for that I recommend consulting Brandon Herrera before next such video, as there were few more minor mistakes in this overall great video.

[@dildoshwagins664]

Deffinatly struck a chord with me lol. Saw this and was like NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE. TOO WEIRD.

[@dildoshwagins664]

@@MaDmanEXE always consult with Brandon Herrera.

[@warmsunnytoday4535]

In Switzerland, just about everyone has a gun. Most are semi-automatics. Result: 48 murders out of 8.6 million people. Chicago -toughest gun restrictions were criminals are most likely the only ones with guns. Result: 16,426 murders for 2.7 million people. Answer to crime: Everyone needs to be lovked and loaded.

[@ThrillSeekerVR]

Dude, your content is insanely good. It’s a shame that these sorts of videos don’t get the attention they deserve. The range of content you make and the effort you put in is so apparent. Again, really awesome work. I came for music production information and I stayed for dozens and dozens of videos because of you and your delivery. Have a good day mate.

[@maverick9708]

I do also appreciate people who put themselves out there on a wide variety of topics, it gives a personal twist on your work. It really helps people see your perspective

[@NicStage]

Now that I left my joke comment and actually finished the video, I have to say that I really appreciate what you did here. Your ability to apply logic without abandoning compassion is refreshing. I'm glad to be able to support work like this.

[@hektik7]

Where exactly was logic applied? This video was nothing but leftist propaganda that very conveniently dodges any mention of the heart of the issue.

[@NicStage]

@@hektik7 You'll have to put more effort in than that if you want me to have a conversation with you. If I want vague political rhetoric and open-ended accusations without any explanation, I can just turn on the radio or TV. It's November 3. lol

[@missingreels5890]

The list of names at the end was absolutely heartbreaking, I couldn't help picturing my own children and their peers as I read the ages. I can't imagine the fear and trauma that must run through communities in America facing gun violence. I'm so sorry you experienced it yourself as a child, and I'm sorry for anyone else who's experienced anything like it. No-one should have to live with that or die from it. I'm from the UK myself and America's gun problems can often feel bizarre and hard to really comprehend, so I'm very grateful for your insight, clarity and humanity. Keep making videos Ben. Thank you.

[@johnviera3884]

Probably those rich people in nice neighborhoods with no police presence committing those hideous crimes

[@joseluisrevelo]

Benn, please continue this work. I came here for the music tech content originally, but this is so much needed and you execute it brilliantly and compassionately.

[@this_connor_guy]

As a Chicagoan, this was a very very interesting look into this issue and I appreciate the time and effort you took into making this. Purpose Over Pain - I will be sure to donate to them. That is a great organization.

[@0oSiLveRo0]

It's not that I don't trust technology, but it's really hard to trust people and especially the state. How you interpret and make it sound in the video is cool and resonates with me emotionally, but I can't help but think this kind of technology would inevitably be used for the wrong kind of surveillance.

[@DjViceroy]

This is the correct view

[@Hardts]

*This is insanity.* As someone from Denmark, I just cannot comprehend how messed up this is. Side note, amazing work you put into these things, and I can appreciate how important this one must have been to you, having gone through what you went through.

[@bananermat3798]

Norwegian here, having similar thoughts.

[@captain_crunk]

American here, also with similar thoughts.

[@shsuususjssnjsus8239]

We should send the 13 percent thats doing all this to Denmark

[@nivrat6708]

UK is gun free and everyone getting stabbed

[@kybalion848]

You live in a homogeneous country, look up the criminal demographic statistics. Don't worry Europe will soon be the same.

[@urmom5835]

maybe I'm just being naive but I don't really see how this crime predicting algorithm could be useful. most crime is in some way caused by poverty so the best way to reduce crime, at least right now, would be to take serious measures to reduce or even eliminate poverty. we don't really need to know where the crime is happening to solve it.

[@DrWatson28]

Imagine how much crime could be reduced by universal access to food, shelter, and healthcare, all of which should be human rights!

[@slvrcross]

yes, because murderers, criminals and r*pists always stop committing crime when they have x, y and z fulfilled! 🤢🤮🙄 that's why there's zero crime in communist countries, all throughout history! oh wait...

[@goemon4]

This.

[@mikegeary8056]

Correct.

[@CaidicusProductions]

Wait, are you implying that by imposing suffering of not having essential needs be a certainty in life, people are desperate, afraid, and will resort to criminal, not to mention extremely dangerous means of securing that sense of security? Preposterous! /s

[@kane357lynch]

Has tbis been proven to stop crime at all? We tried buying homeless people their own homes and the result was junkies tearing the copper out of walls for drug money and squatting in the uninhabitable shell

[@Septimius]

19:17 - the emotion in this line alone, the way it feels like you're so angry and sad and fighting to keep the emotions from overcoming the delivery of the line is so strong I cried from the delivery alone.

[@mikebrodhead]

Once again, you’ve given us a nuanced window into a complex topic. Like another commenter, I first came to your channel for the eurorack vids and have gotten so much more. Thank you, Benn.

[@treetheoak8313]

Even at over 150k subs you are criminally underrated! I know you only do a handful of these longer form essays a year. But they really are a treat!

[@EricJohnson-fh8zj]

"...criminally underrated" 👌 Maybe youtube could take pointers from that a.i. project then, and predict when the platform's algorithm is about to commit a crime...by not recommending this channel to more viewers. 😁👍✌️

[@xdoctorblindx]

Love these videos. Very cool that you're using your platform for good.

[@surfthetsunami5596]

With this video you went from being my favorite synthesizer KZbinr to one of the more important people in the world because you are one of the only people having this discussion. What would a post police state look like? What would community policing look like? Nobody is having this discussion. Thank you for bringing this up. You're a bad ass.

[@digicat247]

I know these videos are hard to produce, but explaining the kind of projects you are engaged in brings it to a wide audience; its worth it. Thanks!

[@cs_synthesist]

I'm a PhD student researching algorithmic biases so seeing the title of this video gave me some apprehension. You did a great job with this, though. Funny that I started watching this channel for the Eurorack videos... those are great too but I'm incredibly glad you're branching out like this.

[@brmbkl]

don't want to knock the entire field, especially since you're interested in systemic bias, but I feel a.i. will be just another tool to perpetuate problems inherent in policing that exist today. Crime statistics supposedly proving that certain people commit crime disproportionaly (Confirmation bias; you find crime where you are looking for it) only now ramped up and justified by science/algorhitms leading to even less personal accountability. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJXCipmtpLuUe8k

[@markruby3916]

You should maybe move to the hood and then cry about biases… I’ve lived in both the hood and now in a rich suburb and I can tell you this, the hood is where the crime is and it’s not even close. You people live in your ivory towers and act like you want to actually solve shit, but you don’t, you just want to score some points instead of actually solving an issue. Oh and this woman is by far the minority of wanting less police, and the gun violence is because of a broken culture and ivory tower elitists who would rather look like they care. Move to the hood, move to the SS of Chicago and tell me it’s the cops that are the problem

[@KattKirsch]

Thank you so, so very much for this. As a young girl my entire young life was defined by violence, and it felt like music was my only personal escape. You've done a lot of good for a lot of people on quite a few occasions, but especially today.

[@erichohl]

thanks so much, benn! important content!

[@pjohns92]

It's incredible for me to imagine you're the only person working on this channel. From across the pond, thank you for the great work you are doing. It's always so exciting to see what you will upload next and this was truly important work

[@mastermachetier5594]

Hey Benn ! I hope you have a chance to read this since its a topic near and dear to my heart. For background I was have a degree in sociology with a concentration in crime and criminal justice system. Interesting enough Chicago specifically is a big topic of study in sociological circles in terms of crime thanks to Clifford R. Shaw and Henry D. McKay who collected 40ish years of crime data in Chicago. They came up with a theory of Social Disorganization. Over the 40 years of data consistently you could tell where crime would take place in Chicago by its geographical data. Very interesting study you should read if you have a chance. Long story short , these locations are all places that have historically been under funded, lack community resource, lack access to school and other basic resources. Over the 40 years the demographic of these places have changed but the crime levels continue to be high here. Okay okay .. what is my point. My point is that these IA prediction of where crime will happen and when are kind of useless. Out side of providing data of where police can come and "Help" as you pointed out in your video doesn't solve much crime. The real solution is address why crime occurs. Why people are committing these crimes comes from a societal break down of providing resources, a history of racism in how we house and education people, and how we police different people. In my opinion these AI or crime prediction tools are dangerous in that way because it makes people thing well we know where crime will occur lets take care of it that way. What we should be doing is saying we know why crime occurs and we will be providing the resources and tooling to prevent it that way. The way where we actually make society better for all those involved. I wanted to add one more point. I 100% agree with you about gun control and that it would make society so much better, but even that is still a bandaid in terms of addressing the real inequality and conditions creating the "need" of people to commit crime.

[@brmbkl]

" Why people are committing these crimes comes from a societal break down of providing resources" not to you, but to all police directors and crime scientists, I would say, ...duh. people (even highly educated ones) seem to forget that 10 years is not enough to change generational impact. as Ben suggested; Ai is not needed to prevent crime. (the scientists basically said it never was meant to) it seems that instead of fixing the roof, police admin and the adjacent sectors want to sell more buckets. collecting data is like figuring out what size vs number of buckets to use to put under the leaks. looking at houses where the roof is broken, would help victims/prevent offenders much more, astronomically so. People who have something to look forward to / something to lose, don't buy guns to commit crime.

[@mastermachetier5594]

@@brmbkl ya it’s really an easy point to wrap you head around. To fix that though it requires program to fix social and racial inequality and long term programs in communities. This is costly both financially and politically since it’s not a quick fix. Politicians campaign on tough on crime and use police statistics to campaign. They don’t care about long term fixes because it long term solutions and spending don’t get them re-elected and seeing problems solved 5-10 years down the line is hard to campaign on.

[@brmbkl]

@@mastermachetier5594 a scary possible result of predictive policing (not identical but similar to the topic of this essay) ; kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJXCipmtpLuUe8k

[@displeasingcovers2089]

Benn I know me saying this doesn't do a great deal, but your channel deserves to have so much more reach. I've shared some of your videos with friends in the past since you make exceptional content, but this video needs to be seen by as many people as possible. Thanks for the reminder that apathy and nihilism towards productive change doesn't have to be the route we take. Keep up the great work.

[@ultratone]

Bravo Benn. Just… Bravo. Great way to look at an issue that no one wants to look at. Going to look up purpose over pain site now.

[@sauce_aux]

This is really well done and one could even say commendable. Good job Benn. Thanks for sharing you awareness and not holding it against us, seriously.

[@eikarumba429]

Thank you for making and posting this video Ben

[@Seriouslycantplayguitar]

Really like this kind of video and I like how you take time to make things you care about. It's exhausting to watch actual solutions being ignored and police being touted as the one and only answer. It's wild they know literally directly where the guns are coming from down to the store and yet elected officials sit on their hands and act like its a super difficult problem to deal with. Absolutely inspiring to see the work being done by the community in Chicago, they are actually looking for solutions and trying things.

[@redleaf5267]

Amazing video the end kinda rips the heart out brother

[@dexstrumental]

Fantastic video Benn!!

[@orbis17]

Fascinating video mate, great job

[@laserspaceninja]

Came for synths, stayed for the awesome doc. Keep fighting the good fight!

[@vanessafaeart]

heartwrenching. the two unknowns at the end broke me. 🖤

[@mikacakes]

fantastic work on this, been watching your videos on and off for a while, but for this one you earned my sub. It's not much, but its the least I can do for someone fighting the good fight.

[@johanmalm8378]

This was real good! That you can do anything from politics to GAS-pron to experiments in sound just makes me like your chsnnel more.

[@AreaNeofob]

Thank you Benn! This was an interesting video.

[@MitchLantzX]

I knew the content that was going to be in this video and you still made me cry with the ending.

[@mattj922]

This is now one of my favorite videos of yours. I love your work on the ground and interviews. Keep up the good work

[@paradiddle16]

Superb Ben! Like others here, thanks for using your channel for this issue.

[@seeyoucu]

This is a great video. I appreciate your making it.

[@krazywabbit]

Puts a lot of things we discuss, quickly in perspective. Thank you for using your platform to educate.

[@10PercentForTheBigGuy]

Indoctrinate*

[@apoplexiamusic]

Your channel has the best informative videos i've ever seen on youtube. Incredibly interesting and poignant subjects, treated in a gripping manner. I don't understand how you don't have more views and subscribers. Also, you should probably make a "Flashbulb FL Studio production tricks" deepdive series. That would be amazing too!

[@jimhill4446]

Ben your an ethical man who puts his money where his mouth is….I don’t always agree with you, but I respect you.

[@russellbrown8760]

great work Benn. Thanks!

[@davidmorarobles5884]

Soy sociólogo y profesor en la Universidad de Costa Rica, pero llegué a tu canal por los sintetizadores. Gracias por este video! Voy a compartirlo!

[@jonathandill3557]

In 2020, some friends were live streaming a protest and they heard that the police were bringing an LRAD. So, I did some digging to feed them advice on what to do. Which brought me to your video about LRAD and sound cannons. Luckily, my friends didn't get blasted with an LRAD. And I watched some more of your videos and subscribed. So, I appreciate and respect this type of content. You never know what kind of effect it might have, but hope for the best.

[@heldermiguelmenor6502]

Such an important message. One love from across the ocean 🏴‍☠

[@PSEUDOBEATZ]

Awesome video! Thanks for making this 💯

[@lopodyr]

It’s so refreshing to see and hear how much sense you make (compared to the world. You making sense is not new :P). The care you put into this kind of research is evident and it’s brilliant. I love to see how you always find the people who make things happen so human lives can get back into the frame. It’s a good reminder that some people do want to lead by example and build healthier alternatives to derail destructive loops. It’s too easy to forget these people exist. Thank you for making and sharing this content. 👍

[@muchomacho79]

I appreciate you as an audio engineer and former American from East Palo Alto, CA. the U.S. murder capitol of 1992. Benn, I think you are my new favorite youtuber. Keep covering new types of content! You transcend the producer community in all the right ways.

[@AgonalRhythm]

The flags at half mast as you enter Cabela's to buy a gun was quite the....touch.

[@Teppest33]

My understanding of federal gun control laws is that, in adherence to the 1968 Gun Control Act and the ATF, you can cross state lines with a rifle or a shotgun you purchased from a bordering state. You can purchase handguns as well, but they would have to be shipped from the gun store in Indiana to a gun store near your hometown in Illinois before you can process the transaction and obtain the handgun. Otherwise, it would be straw purchasing and therefore a felony. I’m not trying to be contrarian or defend Indiana, but I think this is something worth pointing out.

[@stevewoodyt]

I love that the opening is shot on a drone. What a great idea.

[@prospectnyc]

This should be a recurring series.

[@Herestheheat]

Interesting video thanks mane

[@DaKink]

you're making great points in this. Good content, and a clear voice speaking out on an issue that's becoming worse and worse. I hope you don't have to keep this kind of content up for long, but I fear that without massive cry outs not a lot will change in the US :(

[@philipmorison7769]

Another really good video ! keep doing this stuff .

[@kocy33]

Greetings from Germany. While this was a subject that was not having direct impact on me in any way or form, since we have an incredibly strict gun law, your personal story about being shot as a kid and at the end showing how many kids died at your hometown in one year hit quite hard. It feels surreal to me from outside that this circle of violence continues with no end in sight. I hope your video did impact someone and politics take an interest. Even if it just means someone taking action in community work would be helpful. Thank you for that video, i enjoyed it and wasn't expecting that from a music oriented channel.

[@Beardwhip]

Wow. This is very powerful. Thank you for this

[@JoelLinus]

Man, great video. You remind me of an old known person of mine (Sounds better in german) who I grew up with, so your videos weirdly enough remind me of my childhood. Really great stuff, it's a shame that after 6 months it has only gotten near above 30k views, KZbin Algorithm simply sucks.

[@infinaneek]

Thanks for making great videos. ❤

[@OnnieKoski]

Great video!

[@MrBrunoRenee]

Thanks for the video!

[@PaulBreitzmann]

Donated and Patreoned. Thanks Benn.

[@Pheonix0114]

Thanks Benn

[@justinhaskell5502]

Super logical stuff. Thanks for your effort.

[@SunTzuBean]

I tried to post this on Reddit on r/Documentaries and your brilliant title made everyone jump to a conclusion without watching (no sarcasm). I tried to explain that this algorithm is completely different and the way it should be used is just as different. Beyond that, you didn't need that algorithm to see the actual problem, and the point was NOBODY is doing anything to combat it. Brilliant video, very thought-provoking! Also the mods removed the post because they say it wasn't a documentary lol

[@GizzyDillespee]

Thanks for mentioning the problem early on - if you look for crime, you'll find crime. Self-fulfilling prophecy, and the biases of the people who design, program, provide data, and analyze the results.

[@GizzyDillespee]

19:30 I swear the politicians and police chiefs would try to use the University data for selective enforcement. Is there a way to only give it to the community centers?

[@danhat606]

Once again Ben smashing it with this video, please don't be apologetic about broadening people's minds! I love the variety of what you put out, keep doing what you do!

[@danhat606]

Just a genuine reply from you is entirely enough. Much love.

[@TheTheimpossible]

Important reporting. Thank you, Benn.

[@TheTheimpossible]

What shook me was the two unknowns.

[@YukiTheSynthDragon]

Thanks for using your platform for good !

[@lburger404]

Amazing video Benn! Thank you for covering this sort of stuff

[@ubeeh]

Thanks for this great video covering such an important matter! But, hey, did you actually keep the gun? And why?

[@KristofferLislegaard]

I am only half way into the video (and I have just watched the scam video), please keep on making these videos! These are basicly Netflix episodes except better, more entertaining and often featuring some music tech. Great stuff!

[@KristofferLislegaard]

Wow this video turned pretty dark by now. So I just have to add that I also appreciate videos been real and going deep into serious topics like this one.

[@35milesoflead]

Powerful end credit sequence. Well made video. It wasn't where I thought the video was going to go when I read the title. To be fair my brain made a connection between the video game Watch_dogs and their fictional C.T.O.S surveillance system. I thought you were going to say that story was no longer a work of fiction. Watching as a Brit, I was very surprised by that roll-call at the end. Shocking, informative, well presented. Another great doco from Benn Jordan.

[@danielleohallisey4218]

Thanks for this report, brother…

[@dotsmusichicago]

So many great points brought up in this video. As someone who has lived in Chicago since 1978, who grew up in Uptown and Edgewater in the early 80s, when those neighborhoods were still very f*d up! Many decades before the gentrification of those neighborhoods. I just have to mention that a lot of people have this picture in their head that Chicago is like the Wild West and everywhere you turn people are just killing each other. 99% percent of these shootings happen in hopelessly poverty stricken neighborhoods that you and I would never have a reason to step foot in. These area's are where most all the sensationalized news headlines are coming from.

[@JxhnNichxlls]

Hey Benn, Big camera guy from Knobcon here. Thanks for sharing this! I didn’t think it would be out so quickly. I do hope to see more about this especially since you gave some big perspective about the issue of gun violence and history of police with anecdotal experiences. I look forward to seeing this continued if you do a follow up here! Also going to do what I can to help out Purpose Over Pain as a local Chicagoan!

[@10PercentForTheBigGuy]

$20 you never leave your apartment and have a neckbeard

[@maxjohn6012]

That was equal parts fascinating and horribly sad. Being in the UK, I simply can't imagine what it's like to live with a societal problem like this. Totally unrelated to gun violence and maybe a little trite to mention in this context, but when I was 8 I fell down a quarry and sliced my left palm very deeply (broke the tendon to my thumb). My awareness of the injury at the time and my most enduring memory of the moments afterwards are eerily similar to yours, Benn - the sensation of heat, all over my legs (I was drenched in blood, it literally filled my wellington boots), was so strong and strange and totally unexpected. Didn't hurt much until after I'd got to hospital (absolutely the adrenaline).

[@DinoSoldo]

Awesome episode! Keep chasing your interests

[@SNAFU2012]

thank you benn. keep doing.

[@patfinn2697]

Beautiful video Benn. I come to you for the GAS, I stay for the philosophy.

[@zendobrendo0001]

Thanks for doing this, and I want more Chicago related content. In a world of BS you bring the data and perspective. Keep it up!

[@theorize999]

Rights vs saftey is a tough one, it’s right up there with access to health care and social safety nets. Good luck!

[@jamesgriffes913]

Thank you. This is very, very good.

[@jakobbauz]

Man you're such a cool guy. I'm just happy you exist right right now. Fuck yeah. Edit: I've just reached the end of the video; I'm sorry if my tone seems a little weird with all of that. But my sentiment is one of love, no disrespect.

[@666chege]

Thanks you Benn.

[@lohphat]

You’re doing good work.

[@SecGoat]

you're my favorite kind of channel, I came to you for the music content, but I love when you put out videos like this. you can really tell how much effort goes into these, thank you!

[@himselfwastaken]

excellent work

[@Dexba]

I have nothing better to add than just the biggest THANK YOU. Not only you’re an inspiring (and inspired) musician, but also an inspiring, educated, brilliant and kind person, qualities hard to find bundled so well. Thank you.

[@yotubebossbossproduc]

UK fella here. My jaw literally dropped when you showed the number of gun crime deaths of 2021. Damn.

[@genghisbunny]

Very well done.

[@djvibekiller]

Cogent criticisms of policing and gun violence, but how does the AI fit into all this? How would it help with these problems? And what are the ethical concerns specifically? If it's trained solely on event logs with no other variables, I'm highly skeptical of that 90% stat - how do they classify a prediction as successful?

[@KarlMarcus8468]

So the AI could be used for reducing police officers needed while maintaining or decreasing crime rates by increasing the effectiveness of those officers to reduce over policing and police contact. I'm sure you saw in the video but over policing in many areas leads to increased chances of excessive force being used in situations where its not called for. When your the same person responding to an armed domestic violence negotiation and also routine traffic stop, it's not unreasonable to think people could make huge mistakes. The AI uses a log of a bunch of variables such as what sort of crimes have happened, what events took place, the location like latitude and longitude, and when the crime took place as well as if arrests occurred and contact with law enforcement has happened in the same area. The log is apparently open to the public to participate. The AI takes a city and makes a square grid 1000ft by 1000ft and using that logged data from past events the AI was able to predict in which square a crime, and which type of crime had taken place with 90% accuracy. When given data logged from today, it can predict what will happen in about a week from now and give cities the ability to focus resources efficiently. The AI is pretty incredible because it's constantly being updated with new logged information and using it's algorithm it looks at how they're dependent on each other, and how they increase or restrain each other to create an insanly complex model that's pretty freaking good at prediction. I don't know exactly how a prediction is considered successful but we're talking about at least location down to 1000' , within a day, and even down to the specific crime.

[@t3hjnz]

Thanks for this thoughtful and important video, Benn.

[@duster8373]

seems like a dumb question for a non-musical video, but what's that EUB around the 20 minute mark? it's a beaut' and i don't see any videos about it on the channel

[@ittixen]

I had no idea you experienced gun violence first hand. The amount of trauma inflicted on those who survive is not even statistically measurable. And that's on top of the surreal amount of death casually ignored. Thank you for not being "apolitical". You're doing a good job.

[@CoffinNachtmahr]

I live in Baltimore MD (the other Chicago) and this video is almost a mirror image of what life is like here

[@keeb__]

FD signifier's stop cop city video is great and super relevant to this topic!

[@TheUnMarketingGroup]

Well done.

[@michellewentworth9862]

Australia introduced very strict gun laws in 1996 and all that happened is there were more murders with knives and blunt instruments and less with guns. You couldn't even see a change in the trend rate. Banning guns changes the weapons used, but the victim is still dead.

[@danegerzone4889]

An unfortunately relevant comment

[@joelou]

this video is awesome