03-07-2023, 04:15 PM
(03-07-2023, 02:44 PM)Go Cards Wrote: Such a sad turn of events.
When I was a kid we always had fake snub nose cap pistols and not those cheap caps that were in a roll, the loud ones that always went off. Had BB gun fights as well where the only rules were no head, neck, or nut shots and no pellet guns allowed.
Was not uncommon to see boys with guns walking neighborhoods and we all owned real shotguns as well that we knew to only take to the woods to shoot. Yet you had to walk the neighborhood to get to the woods. Those days are gone in this crazy world per all the violence society is immersed in these days.
When I was young there were just a couple murders a year in Louisville Ky, but sadly that is nearly 200 a year now.
But did look up nerf gun images and unless the kid painted it all black then it should have been noticeable before an actual shot was fired. Probably an old man with poor eyesight and judgement who pulled trigger that he now regrets.
It is worth noting that the modern day United States is significantly less violent than it was when you were a kid. I am not sure of your exact age, so I will just throw a few years out. In 1970, the murder rate was 7.9 per 100k residents. Last year, it was 6.4, and that is with an increase. Throughout the 2010's, it was in the mid 4's.
In 1974, the murder rate was 9.7.
In 1980, it was 10.2.
The modern U.S. has roughly cut the murder rate in half since you were a kid. There may be more overall murders, but the population is significantly larger. Since 1980, the country has grown by over 100MM people. Overall murders have barely risen (depends on the year you look at, they have likely dropped), and the murder rate has significantly dropped.
Now, Louisville KY has gotten more violent. Murders have gone up but population has gone down.
