10 States Where Guns Are Most Likely, And Least Likely, To Kill People

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http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/10-states-where-guns-are-most-likely-and-least-likely-kill-people



What states have the most gun-related death?

1. Louisiana. According to the Violence Policy Center, 45.6 percent of homes have a gun. The state had almost 19 gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents in 2011, the most in the nation. It had the country’s highest murder rate, and its gun suicide rate also was higher than the national average. “Louisiana residents also struggle with high poverty rates and poor educational attainment,” 247wallstreet.com said, noting it was the third poorest state with almost 20 percent of residents below the official poverty line. “Like other states on this list, Louisiana’s gun laws do not require residents to have a pernit before purchasing a handgun.”

2. Mississippi. According to VPC, 54.3 percent of homes have a gun. Mississippi also has the nation’s highest poverty rate, 24.4 percent in 2012, and the second highest murder rate, according to 247wallstreet.com. “The state’s suicide rate was also quite high,” its analysis said, “and it trailed behind most states in other factors such as access to basic necessities, health care, and household income.”

3. Alaska. Unlike the deep South, poverty is not an obvious factor. Alaska has some of the “highest educational attainment rates and median household incomes,” 247wallst.com said. But easy access to guns means that guns are used more often. Alaska has the second highest rate of violent crimes of any state, second only to Tennessee. And it has the country's third highest rate of gun suicides. As VPC noted, 60.6 percent of Alaskan homes have guns.

4. Wyoming. No state is immune to gun violence, but Wyoming’s fourth ranking comes in part because the population is so small—as the least populous state. Still, VPC notes that 62.8 percent of homes have guns. That proximity to guns resulted in the second-highest gun suicide rate; only nearby Montana has a higher gun suicide rate. Otherwise, violent crime is well below the national average, 247wallstreet.com found. “There were just 219.3 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 2011,” it said, compared to 386 nationwide.

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1. Oddly worded headline...

Sounds like the gun is jump up and getcha....

[The_Commonist]

2. It's only an "oddly worded headline" to...

...a gun-humper, or to a grammar-challenged right-ring troll whose purpose on a Democratic discussion forum is to stir up shit and make snarky comments. But as a long time member of DU, you knew that already.

Normal people understand what the headline means.

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4. I suppose if you are predisposed...

... There isn't much to be done.

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3. We have slashed violent crime rates in America

Now if we could do something about that stubbornly high suicide rate.