Kraken shuts down global headquarters because ‘San Francisco is not safe’

Re:Kraken shuts down global headquarters because ‘San Franci... by kcplate on Friday April 08, 2022 @08:55PM (#30964270)

I choose not to disclose my location on HN, but will say it’s on the rural outskirts of a larger metro area with a multi million population. There are areas within the metro with higher crime, but no where near SF.

I would argue that our lack of stricter gun control laws is why we are safer here. Almost everyone I know is armed in their home, and at least 33% of folks I know concealed carry. I realize that here on HN that statement will likely get me downvoted, but there is a reality to the preventative nature that being able to provide deadly defense to crime that I have experienced.

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Re:Kraken shuts down global headquarters because ‘San Franci... by laurencerowe on Saturday April 09, 2022 @09:43AM (#30968003)

Strange then that the states with laxer gun laws have more homicides.

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Re:Kraken shuts down global headquarters because ‘San Franci... by kcplate on Saturday April 09, 2022 @10:33AM (#30968371)

I’d have to see a reputable source on that statistic. The sense I get is places like Chicago, NY, Baltimore, other larger urban centers have some pretty strict firearms laws and still tend to have high homicide rates. Do those skew the numbers for the state?

As an example: Illinois may have lax state laws, but Chicago has strict gun laws, and lots of homicides. If you removed Chicago from Illinois statistics, how would that affect the state’s statistics

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Re:Kraken shuts down global headquarters because ‘San Franci... by laurencerowe on Sunday April 10, 2022 @11:11AM (#30977693)

While a little more dangerous than SF, at 5.5 homicides per 100k NYC is still safer than the US as a whole.

Chicago is bad at 18.26 homicides per 100k. I guess citywide controls have limited impact if people can just drive out to the burbs to buy a gun.

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