...why is Florida Iraq?
Gun violence in the news, I would imagine. Like the Zimmerman/Martin shooting.
Well, the highest gun murder rate in the United States is so far held by D.C. at 16.5 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2010. Louisiana, Missouri, Maryland, South Carolina, Delaware (I know, right?), Michigan, and Mississippi all have higher gun murder rates than Florida. The lowest is Vermont.
Florida is also only #15 for murder rate. Which again, D.C. tops at 21.8 murders per 100,000 inhabitants.