The vast majority of mass shootings happen on streets in red states. Very few happen in "gun free zones." We hear more about the school shootings, for obvious reasons, but most shooting are not school shootings. Even among children, most shootings are not school shootings.
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The vast majority of mass shootings happen on streets in red states. Very few happen in "gun free zones." We hear more about the school shootings, for obvious reasons, but most shooting are not school shootings. Even among children, most shootings are not school shootings.
SmarterthanYou
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53% of the 21 states with restrictive concealed carry laws have violent crime rates higher than the national average.
55% of states with a violent crime rate below the national average have permitless carry.
Between 60,000 and 2.5 million Americans use firearms for self-defense each year.
40% of criminals convicted of crimes while in possession of a firearm were already prohibited from carrying firearms.
A 2018 study shows that 68% of those convicted of crimes while in possession of a firearm were already felons.
The U.K. and Australia have a higher number of homicides per firearm than the United States.
Several police precincts failed to report gun-related crimes in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Therefore, we don’t know exactly how many crimes involved firearms.
However, we can look at the ATF crime gun data for 2021 to better understand which states have higher gun crimes.
Does Concealed Carry Reduce Gun Violence?
There are 21 states with violent crime rates higher than the national average (380.7). Of those states, 53% restrict concealed carry with permits and registrations.
Except they do. Stricter gun laws in a state have a direct correlation to fewer gun deaths. Why do you suppose that is?
SmarterthanYou
rebel
read my above post and learn that you're wrong
To put things in perspective, Florida whites have twice the murder rate of Massachusetts' Blacks.
And a lot of the non-murder killing by whites in Florida would be considered murder in Massachusetts, so realistically that would be three times the rate.