Opinion
Let’s get real about the crisis: handgun violence is devastating Black communities, especially hitting young Black men like a freight train. In Konstadinos Moros’s eye-opening article, “The Racial Disparity In Gun-Related Homicide: A Problem That Must Be Discussed So It Can Be Solved,” he lays out the brutal truth that’s been overlooked for too long.
It’s time to question how generational political allegiances are impacting the very survival of Black communities.
The Deadly Toll of Failed Policies
Here are the hard facts: Black Americans are facing gun-related homicides at a rate of 24.6 per 100,000, while White Americans have a rate of only 1.8. Young Black men aged 15-24 are seeing rates as high as 100 per 100,000.
Moros makes it clear, “Frankly, any discussion of gun-related violent crime that does not put the plight of the Black community front and center is a fundamentally ignorant or dishonest discussion.”
Yet, what do we get? Silence or suppression from those who use race as a shield or weapon to stop any honest discussion. Who’s in charge in these high-crime areas? Democrats, under whose leadership cities have languished with soaring homicide rates despite strict gun laws that obviously aren’t working.
Democratic Leadership: A Legacy of Death
Democratic control in America’s most violent cities has long been touted as a path toward greater safety and justice for Black communities. Yet, the reality on the ground paints a starkly different picture.
As Konstadinos Moros points out, “The sky-high homicide rates suffered by Black Americans are an indictment of the failed leadership of the Democrats.”
These areas, under uninterrupted Democratic rule for decades, continue to suffer rates of gun violence that dwarf those of their suburban and rural counterparts. This is not just a failure of policy but a failure of a promise—a promise of safety, prosperity, and equality.
Cities like Chicago, Baltimore, and Detroit have become case studies in how stringent gun control laws, coupled with Democratic governance, have continued to deliver increases in gun violence and death. These failed policies have left law-abiding citizens more vulnerable to crime, unable to defend themselves effectively under restrictive gun laws that criminals blatantly ignore.
The repeated pattern raises a critical question: If decades of Democratic policies have left Black communities more exposed to violence, isn’t it time to demand accountability and consider alternatives? This is not about switching political allegiance for the sake of change alone but about seeking effective solutions where current strategies have palpably failed. It’s about empowering communities to demand more from their leaders and to critically evaluate whether their long-held loyalties are being rewarded with real, tangible improvements in their daily lives.
A Call for Political Change
The need for a new direction is clear. We must open the door to new ideas, new leaders, and new approaches that more closely align with the priorities of safety and community empowerment. Whether this means supporting moderate Democrats who are willing to challenge the status quo, backing Republicans who offer viable anti-crime & pro-family initiatives, or even considering independent candidates, the goal must be to foster a political environment where policies are judged by their effectiveness, not their ideological origins.
It’s about survival, not just loyalty. Moros argues for a laser focus on solutions that directly impact young Black men who are disproportionately victims of gun violence. We need leaders who will implement real, effective crime solutions, not just recycle failed policies and rhetoric.
What’s crucial is their commitment to genuine safety measures, not just gun control that leaves law-abiding citizens defenseless.
It’s Your Community
Our political loyalty should be earned, not assumed. Black Americans must lead the change, speaking out and voting for policies that actually make a difference. It’s time to break the cycle of violence and death with bold actions and new alliances.
As Moros urges, “The Black community will need to be the first to speak up for itself and break the cycle.” Let’s redefine our political engagement based on results, not traditions.
The Racial Disparity In Gun-Related Homicide: A Problem That Must Be Discussed So It Can Be Solved
About Tred Law
Tred Law is your everyday patriot with a deep love for this country and a no-compromise approach to the Second Amendment. He does not write articles for Ammoland every week, but when he does write, it is usually about liberals Fing with his right to keep and bear arms.
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Given the history of the democrat party one has to wonder if these policies, which disproportionately bring harm to the black community, are rooted in racism.
Please DON’T refer to me as an African or Negro I find that very insulting. I’m a very proud American who just be happens to be black. I was born in Georgia my family migrated to Connecticut in the early 60s as a young child and that I’m sick and tired of being referred to as a Marxist term “African American”!!! Africa is a continent not a country. I’m a sixth generation as are far I can trace back American. Facts we’re 12 to 13% of the population we do commit over 50% of the violent crime which is still… Read more »
I’m tired of them saying I owe reparations because I am white when none of my ancestors were here for the civil war!!!
As a American who happens to be black I find it disheartening to see how blacks continue to support that party of slavery, death, total destruction lawlessness and immorality. I understand things will NOT change until hearts are!!! That’s my two cents.
Until you change who is in power in these slum states and cities, nothing is going to change because they really don’t want to kill their job security. In addition they need the stats to try and promote gun control like saying there are more gun deaths in America than any other country which is a lie and the key factor is if you take away shitcago, boston, lousiana’s and other demonrat run big cites, our rate drops down drastically to the point that there really isn’t any validity for making new gun laws.
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