| Fewer Gun Deaths in States With Most Gun Laws, Study Finds |
| BILL BRIGGS, NBC News Contributor - NBC News |
| States with a heavier dose of firearm laws tend to have the lowest rates of gun deaths, according to a study released Wednesday by Boston-based researchers who argue their findings show "there is a role" in America for more rigid gun-control legislation. "It seems pretty clear: If you want to know which of the states have the lowest gun-mortality rates just look for those with the greatest number of gun laws," said Dr. Eric W. Fleegler of Boston Children's Hospital who, with colleagues, analyzed firearm-related deaths reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2007 through 2010. By scoring individual states simply by the sheer volume of gun laws they have on the books, the researchers noted that in states with the highest number of firearms measures, their rate of gun deaths is collectively 42 percent lower when compared to states that have passed the fewest ... |
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It also fails to disprove the contention that gun laws make us safer. That is still to be decided.
Lott conducts a statistical analysis of crime data for every county in the United States during 29 years from 1977 to 2005.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Guns,_Less_Crime