"43 people shot in Chicago since Monday, one explanation is the weather"

[lostnfound]

“We were on track for a big reduction in violence, but 43 people have been shot since Monday. One explanation is the WEATHER...April was cold, but since May started, it has gotten warm...”

And... my mind quickly fills in the absurdist blanks. Guns drop out of the sky in the heavy rainstorms? Are they carried in on the blustery winds? Grow in the ditches alongside the other sprouting plants?

No, it’s because...wait for it..
“People go OUTSIDE.”


Be proud, be so very proud, of America circa 2018.

[Blue_Adept]

1. There's a few things on it:

How does climate affect violence? Researchers offer new theory - https://news.osu.edu/news/2016/06/24/climate-theory/

Do hot climates make people more violent? - https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/07/health/climate-violence/index.html

Chicago Tribune: Hot topic: Does violent crime increase in the summertime - http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-stanford-column-st-0621-20150619-story.html

[Blue_Adept]

2. But the reality is that there does "feel" like there's something to be said for it

You can see how humidity and heat in the city can raise stress levels and tensions. Tempers trigger more easily. And it may sound stupid, but yes, people are out. That means various people that are more likely to be violent are out and about, easily triggered, and often by others that are in the same mode.

It's not that guns just fall out of the sky.

But people carrying the guns are more plentiful outside and they're easy to flare up into violence.

[lostnfound]

6. I know that's all true. But no breath between "43 shootings in 4 days" and "it's the weather"...

“It’s hot out, better get the bulletproof backpacks out Charlie.”
Like grab your umbrellas, grab your winter coat. The weather channel could start adding a little gun logo to their weather icons, after the boots and rain gear but before the winter coat and mittens.

“Afternoon bulletshowers are expected, so keep those vests on and your head down.”

[Generic Other]

3. Sue the places that provide guns to Chicagoans

Indiana for one. They are responsible for running guns into a city that prohibits them. They are like bartenders who won't cut off drunks.

[mucifer]

4. It's a very complicated thing. There are so many factors.

[Orsino]

8. I'm gonna guess the guns were loaded. That's gotta be it. n/t

[marble falls]

7. Ban guns instead.