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Seems to be a lot of officers getting shot the last month or so or is that just me? >

That’s a far cry from the “consistently declining for years” or whatever you had before the edit. >

Dude legit the only reason you're making this comment is because you're not looking at the image in the link.
We've been on a declining trend since the 1990's. >

Maybe if the argument was made 7 years ago it would be worth considering, but the image is way out of date. We’ve had 3 presidents since the most recent data point on that chart. >

Yeah and gun violence statistics take about a decade to compile.  Unless you think there was some large increase in gun violence in that uncovered period, then it still stands to reason that we're on the lowest end of a declining trend. >

That’s blatantly untrue, the article I linked to was published Jan 13, 2022 and referenced deaths in 2021. >

Dude this is one of the sources for the article you posted:
Murders rose sharply in 2020 but data is lacking across much of the country
2020, and we still lack complete data on that year.  Here:

The FBI has also recently changed its reporting system, which may negatively impact the amount of data the agency is able release going forward. The 2021 UCR report will be based on a collection system known as “NIBRS”, which lets agencies submit detailed information for each crime, including information on victims and relationships between offenders and victims.
However, it’s more difficult for agencies to collect and report data with this level of detail, which will likely impact the number of agencies who participate – less than 10,000 agencies reported NIBRs data in 2020. 

So, like I said, these figures take about a decade to compile. >

Last i read on this, he jacked a car. Glad they got him, and for senseless killing of officer. >

I guess this is better than cops killing people on the way to a call like the other big police story today.  Sad that two people had to die and people only care about the one that is paid to possibly die. >

Don't cut yourself on that edge. >

Unlimited gun ownership with basically no restrictions is a great idea. >

We have restrictions, we don't have enforcement. >

Restrictions without enforcement mechanisms in place, or leaders who are willing to implement them, are functionally non-existent.