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To: JDN who wrote (134641)	4/2/2001 2:34:27 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Ok, I've seen this argument that 'gun ownership lowers crime rates', and I'd like to delve into that a little. I'm seeing some data that disputes that, and possibly even points in the other direction. I do not draw absolute conclusions from this data, merely present as a counter to the assumption on this thread. In 1999, the top 10 states in crime rate were: Florida 6205.5 per 100,000 N Mexico 5962.1 Arizona 5896.5 Louisiana 5746.8 S Carolina 5324.4 Washington 5255.5 N Carolina 5175.4 Georgia 5148.5 Texas 5031.8 Oregon 5002.0 The majority of these states are in the South, and the rest in the northeast and southwest. Although I cannot find figures that break gun ownership out by state, I would assume that the South leads the way, with states like Arizona and Oregon also high on the list. Does anyone have this sort of data? Btw: where does 'liberal, urban, decadent' California stand? 30th out of 50. Data from FBI "Uniform Crime Report" 1999.