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The Geography of Gun Violence - Neighborhoods - The Atlantic Cities
This map, by Zara Matheson at the Martin Prosperity Institute, charts the geography of gun violence across the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [PDF]. The data (from 2008, the most recent year available) include accidental shootings, suicides, acts of self-defense and crimes.
Not that you can’t tell this by just looking at the map, but…
Firearm deaths are significantly lower in states with stricter gun control legislation. Though the sample sizes are small, we find substantial negative correlations between firearm deaths and states that ban assault weapons (-.45), require trigger locks (-.42), and mandate safe storage requirements for guns (-.48).](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7gzrzdmcl1qdkv8qo1_500.jpg)
npr:
The Geography of Gun Violence - Neighborhoods - The Atlantic Cities
This map, by Zara Matheson at the Martin Prosperity Institute, charts the geography of gun violence across the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [PDF]. The data (from 2008, the most recent year available) include accidental shootings, suicides, acts of self-defense and crimes.
Not that you can’t tell this by just looking at the map, but…
Firearm deaths are significantly lower in states with stricter gun control legislation. Though the sample sizes are small, we find substantial negative correlations between firearm deaths and states that ban assault weapons (-.45), require trigger locks (-.42), and mandate safe storage requirements for guns (-.48).
