Although Colin Woodard make some very interesting points in his article about gun control relating to America's early settlers, he skims over many other influencing factors. While the influence of early settlers plays a big role in the gun violence culture, ethnicity and politics have more influence than the Colin let on. Another factor also comes into play when asking the question "what is the cause of this gun violence?" There are many trends among the territories that Colin did not factor into play. Towards the middle of his article, Colin mentioned that "black Americans have it worse than whites", but he was quick to dismiss the idea that racial prejudice played such a huge role in gun violence (Colin). Factoring in the "why" of it all,