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To: wolfman23601
Vermont has the least restrictive gun-control law. It recognizes the right of any Vermonter who has not otherwise been prohibited from owning a firearm to carry concealed weapons without a permit or license. Yet Vermont has one of the lowest crime rates in America, ranking 49 out of 50 in all crimes and 47th in murders.

Vermont gun control laws

12 posted on 01/29/2010 7:27:16 AM PST by Madame Dufarge
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To: Madame Dufarge
Vermont had 4 murders in the entire state last year. One was by hammer bludgeoning, 3 by stabbing no shootings. This despite having a fair number of guns in the state.

    Yes No
  Total Number Respondents % Respondents %
All Participants 201881 67,786 31.7 134095 68.3
Wyoming 2,859 1,614 59.7 1,245 40.3
Alaska 2,716 1,627 57.8 1,089 42.2
Montana 3,066 1,723 57.7 1,343 42.3
South Dakota 4,921 2,595 56.6 2,326 43.4
West Virginia 2,945 1,513 55.4 1,432 44.6
Arkansas 2,780 1,431 55.3 1,349 44.7
Idaho 4,430 2,394 55.3 2,036 44.7
Mississippi 2,841 1,481 55.3 1,360 44.7
Alabama 2,623 1,294 51.7 1,329 48.3
North Dakota 2,422 1,158 50.7 1,264 49.3
Kentucky 7,245 3,664 47.7 3,581 52.3
Wisconsin* 3,290 1,307 44.4 1,983 55.6
Louisiana 4,800 1,977 44.1 2,823 55.9
Tennessee 2,774 1,123 43.9 1,651 56.1
Utah 3,439 1,634 43.9 1,805 56.1
Oklahoma 4,243 1,896 42.9 2,347 57.1
Iowa* 3,508 1,370 42.8 2,138 57.2
South Carolina 3,038 1,273 42.3 1,765 57.7
Kansas 4,421 1,715 42.1 2,706 57.9
Vermont 4,190 1,639 42.0 2,551 58.0
Minnesota* 3,837 1,468 41.7 2,369 58.3
Missouri 3,981 1,753 41.7 2,228 58.3
North Carolina* 5,906 2,070 41.3 3,836 58.7
Maine 2,326 869 40.5 1,457 59.5
Georgia 4,277 1,745 40.3 2,532 59.7
Oregon 2,433 901 39.8 1,532 60.2
Indiana 3,851 1,390 39.1 2,461 60.9
Nebraska 3,584 1,342 38.6 2,242 61.4
Michigan 3,653 1,339 38.4 2,314 61.6
Texas* 5,667 2,030 35.9 3,637 64.1
Virginia* 2,831 967 35.1 1,864 64.9
New Mexico 3,439 1,212 34.8 2,227 65.2
Colorado 1,947 629 34.7 1,318 65.3
Pennsylvania 3,533 1,160 34.7 2,373 65.3
Nevada* 2,379 887 33.8 1,492 66.2
Washington 4,022 1,244 33.1 2,778 66.9
Ohio 3,288 897 32.4 2,391 67.6
Arizona 3,066 989 31.1 2,077 68.9
New Hampshire* 3,863 1,091 30.0 2,772 70.0
Delaware* 3,421 934 25.5 2,487 74.5
Florida* 4,454 1,072 24.5 3,382 75.5
California* 3,897 846 21.3 3,051 78.7
Maryland* 4,271 1,028 21.3 3,243 78.7
Illinois* 2,103 396 20.2 1,707 79.8
New York 3,822 667 18.0 3,155 82.0
Connecticut* 7,449 1,279 16.7 6,170 83.3
Guam 859 115 14.3 744 85.7
Rhode Island* 4,024 493 12.8 3,531 87.2
Massachusetts* 8,474 934 12.6 7,540 87.4
New Jersey* 5,901 597 12.3 5,304 87.7
Hawaii* 4,450 477 8.7 3,973 91.3
Virgin Islands 2,233 196 8.3 2,037 91.7
Puerto Rico 4,230 275 6.7 3,955 93.3
DC 1,859 66 3.8 1,793 96.2
           
* These states have Child Access Prevention Laws.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/health/interactives/guns/ownership.html
           

47 posted on 01/29/2010 8:08:29 PM PST by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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