Study: States With Loose Gun Laws Have Higher Rates Of Gun Violence

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12. I'm not sure it is anything like saying that.

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It's a fact - Vermont and NH have some of the 'loosest' (whatever the f that means - I prefer liberal) gun laws in the country.

Also, Kentucky, Utah, Kansas and are known to have very liberal gun laws.

So do Arizona and Texas.

Except for Arizona, none of those states are that glowing fire engine run away and hide red color on the map. Vermont, Utah and NH are that nice cool cucumber green.

This is what the article says:

While many factors contribute to the rates of gun violence in any state, our research clearly demonstrates a significant correlation between the strength of a state’s gun laws and the prevalence of gun violence in the state. Across the key indicators of gun violence that we analyzed, the 10 states with the weakest gun laws collectively have a level of gun violence that is more than twice as high—104 percent higher—than the 10 states with the strongest gun laws.

STUDY: States With Loose Gun Laws Have Higher Rates Of Gun Violence

The actual study uses these criteria to rank states according to their gun laws:

In November 2012 the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence released an extensive analysis examining the relative strength and weakness of each state’s gun laws.29 It considered 29 policy approaches to addressing gun violence, and states received points for having strong laws designed to prevent gun violence such as requiring background checks for all gun sales, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and requiring an applicant to demonstrate the need for a concealed weapon before being issued a permit to carry one. States lost points for laws that impede law enforcement or protect the interests of gun manufacturers such as laws providing legal immunity to gun sellers and bans on doctors providing information regarding the risks of firearms to patients. Using this methodology, the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence ranked the states based on the strength of their gun laws.

While many factors influence the rate of gun-related violence in any state, comparison of these rankings with the aggregate ranking of states based on gun-violence outcomes reveals a significant correlation between weak state gun laws and increased gun violence in a state. Across the key gun-violence indicators that we analyzed, the 10 states with the weakest gun laws collectively have a level of gun violence that is more than twice as high as the 10 states with the strongest gun laws.



America Under the Gun A 50-State Analysis of Gun Violence and Its Link to Weak State Gun Law

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