"Does the “Red State Murder Problem” Really Have Anything to Do With Gun Control?"

"He then makes a common conservative argument: that "red" states' "murder problem" is largely due to large "blue" cities within them. Most of Missouri's 716 homicides in 2021, for example, occurred in just three areas of the state. "Specifically, Jackson County (containing Kansas City), St. Louis County, and St. Louis City.".."

https://thenewamerican.com/does-the-red-state-murder-problem-really-have-anything-to-do-with-gun-control/