{"id":2648696,"date":"2026-08-23T19:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T23:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/city-in-anti-2a-state-has-7-times-the-murders-of-cities-in-state-that-respects-gun-rights\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T19:14:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T23:14:37","slug":"city-in-anti-2a-state-has-7-times-the-murders-of-cities-in-state-that-respects-gun-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/city-in-anti-2a-state-has-7-times-the-murders-of-cities-in-state-that-respects-gun-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"City in Anti-2A State Has 7 Times the Murders of Cities in State That Respects Gun Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcity-in-anti-2a-state-has-7-times-the-murders-of-cities-in-state-that-respects-gun-rights%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2648696&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-what-happened-the-last-time-israel-invaded-lebanon-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"This is what happened the last time Israel invaded Lebanon - Washington Examiner\">provided content discusses<\/a> the contrasting gun laws and violent crime statistics between Florida and Illinois. Florida is notably more permissive with gun laws, having recently enacted \u201cconstitutional carry\u201d and resisting restrictions on young adults carrying firearms. Despite strict gun law grading from groups like Everytown and Giffords, Illinois, particularly Chicago, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >experiences substantially higher homicide rates<\/a>, with 211 murders in the first half of 2026 compared to just 29 combined in Florida cities like Miami, Orlando, and Tampa. Chicago&#8217;s murder rate has increased from the previous year, highlighting ongoing violence despite illinois&#8217; strict gun regulations. Conversely, Florida\u2019s more relaxed gun laws seem to correlate with lower homicide figures, supported by data suggesting self-defense plays a role in crime deterrence.The article emphasizes the apparent disconnect between gun law strictness and actual crime rates in these states.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the Second Amendment, Florida and Illinois are almost polar opposites, with the former state considered one of the most respectful of gun rights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">But when it comes down to crime, one state\u2019s got it far worse than the other, and it isn\u2019t even close \u2013 and the answers may have people at Everytown, Giffords and Brady United throwing things. According to a <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/majorcitieschiefs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MCCA-Violent-Crime-Report-2026-and-2025-Midyear.pdf\">study<\/a> comparing the first six months of 2026 to the first six months of 2025 by the Major Cities Chiefs\u2019 Association, Chicago had 211 murders in the first six months of 2026, compared to 29 for Miami, Orlando and Tampa combined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">That\u2019s got Chicago on the wrong end of a 7-to-1 ratio when it comes to homicide. To make it worse, Chicago\u2019s murders had increased from the same time period in 2025, when there were 199 homicides. In that same timeframe, the three Florida cities had 30 homicides total.<\/p>\n<div>Now, according to the grades Illinois got from <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.everytown.org\/state\/illinois\/\">Everytown<\/a> and <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/giffords.org\/gun-laws\/states\/illinois\/\">Giffords<\/a>, you think that state wouldn\u2019t be having a lot of murders, and <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/legalclarity.org\/are-guns-banned-in-chicago-what-the-law-says\/\">Chicago<\/a>, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-appeals-court-unanimously-strikes-down-local-gun-control-law\/\" title=\"Washington Appeals Court Unanimously Strikes Down Local Gun-Control\u00a0...\">strict gun laws<\/a> of its own (as does <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/library.municode.com\/il\/cook_county\/codes\/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIGEOR_CH54LIPEMIBURE_ARTIIIDEWEDE\">Cook County<\/a>, which Chicago is part of) would be quite peaceful, but the data from the association doesn\u2019t show that.<\/div>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Now, let\u2019s look at Florida, a state that <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/giffords.org\/gun-laws\/states\/florida\/\">Giffords<\/a> and <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.everytown.org\/state\/florida\/\">Everytown<\/a> grade very low in terms of gun laws.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed \u201cconstitutional carry\u201d into law in April 2023, despite taking heat from the Biden administration for doing so. An appeals court in the state also shot down a ban on young adults under the age of 21 from carrying firearms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Florida is also a state where self-defense isn\u2019t automatically considered a dirty word, and in more than one case, carjackers and burglars have a lot of thinking to do when they want to try something. Forget the cops, the real risk is the crooks run into an armed would-be victim!<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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