"# There were 7,387 black homicide victims in the United States . Of these , 6,345 ( 86 percent ) were male , and 1,042 ( 14 percent ) were female . # The homicide rate for black victims in the United States was 20.86 per 100,000 . In comparison , the overall national homicide rate was 5.30 per 100,000 and the national homicide rate for whites was 3.11 per 100,000 . # For homicides in which the weapon used could be identified , 82 percent of black victims ( 5,743 out of 7,011 ) were killed with guns . Of these , 73 percent ( 4,204 victims ) were killed with handguns . There were 701 victims killed with knives or other cutting instruments , 247 victims killed by bodily force , and 200 victims killed by a blunt object . Hes betrayed his own people !"
"Because most black neighborhoods are in big cities , and most big cities have tough gun laws ."
"Hes betrayed his own people !"
"most black neighborhoods are in big cities , and most big cities have tough gun laws"