Average murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by Bush:0.1
Average murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by Gore: 13.2
Researchers found one more interesting fact that might help explain these disparate murder rates. Gun ownership is much higher in the counties won by Bush than in those won by Gore. Maybe people who have the power to use deadly force to protect themselves and their families are a deterrent to those who would easily and without fear, molest and murder the foolish and
disarmed.
This is NOT a stretch, so don't even start.