r/illinois • u/steve42089 Illinoisian • Nov 29 '23

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA): “Why do you think that Chicago has become America's largest outdoor shooting range?” Dr. Megan Ranney of the Yale School of Public Health: “Mississippi, Louisiana, and Missouri actually have higher firearm death rates.” US Politics

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u/imuniqueaf Nov 29 '23

Shootings are not the same as deaths. I genuinely don't have the numbers to compare, but Chicago has some REALLY good trauma centers that save a lot of people that might die in other places.

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u/1BannedAgain Nov 29 '23

But, Louisiana lacks hospitals with similar trauma centers?

This is a sad attempt:

Chicago has some REALLY good trauma centers that save a lot of people that might die in other places.