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To: longnshort who wrote (706089)	3/27/2013 4:04:44 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578892

"re: so if we have more laws and more back ground checks on guns we will have less crime." "WASHINGTON DC, March 08, 2013 – Every year in the U.S. there are over 30,000 firearm-related deaths. According to a study published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine, U.S. states with stricter gun control laws have 42% less gun deaths per year. The objective of the study was to evaluate whether more restrictive gun laws resulted in fewer gun fatalities between 2007 and 2010, during which there were 121,084 firearm deaths reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study ranked all 50 states by the strength of their gun control laws, giving each state an annual “legislative strength score” ranging from 0 (Utah) to 24 (Massachusetts) out of a possible 28. The higher the score, the more restrictive the gun laws in that state. Then, researchers divided states into quartiles depending on score; the highest quartile (11 states) consisted of states with a score of nine or more, and the lowest quartile (14 states) was made up of states with a score of two or less. Researchers then calculated average firearm fatality rates per 100,000 individuals per year for each state. Firearm fatality rates ranged from a low of 2.9 (Hawaii) deaths per 100,000 individuals to a high of 17.9 (Louisiana). The study found that there was a lower overall, homicide, and suicide firearm fatality rate in states in the highest quartile, with strong gun control laws (score of nine or more), compared to the states in the lowest group with little to no gun control (score of two or less). There was an overall rate difference of 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people per year between states in the highest and lowest groups (6.25 for suicide and .4 for homicide). Read more: communities.washingtontimes.com Follow us: @wtcommunities on Twitter