Posted on 07/11/2024 2:04:42 PM PDT by algore
Gun law restrictions have no impact on the rate of homicides between states, a study has shown.
Researchers at Duke University compared gun laws across the US, including states with and without background checks, 'stand your ground' laws and safe storage requirements.
They found there was no difference in homicide rates in states with or without firearm laws and restrictive access, a finding they said 'surprised' them.
Since 2020, firearms have ranked as the leading cause of death for children under 18 years old, accounting for more fatalities than traffic accidents and cancer combined.
However, the regulations were a lifesaver in a different way, reducing the number of pediatric suicides in states like California and Washington, DC that had safe storage laws and mandatory waiting periods to purchase a gun.
The researchers are now calling for more gun law restrictions to protect children from high mortality rates.
They believe that more restrictive laws would 'promote a responsible gun ownership culture' that 'could help create an environment that protects children from firearm-involved homicides.'
States with stricter gun laws have ranked as having higher firearm homicides than others in the country, including Illinois which has the 12th highest rate of gun homicides in the US while 92 percent of gun deaths in Washington, DC are homicides.
Current gun law restrictions in the US aren’t having an impact on the number of homicides in the country, the researchers said, adding that the reason is unclear and more research needs to be conducted across all 50 states 'that can be used to guide future policy decisions.'
However, the existing regulations have reduced the suicide rates which the study's authors said is likely caused by a mandatory waiting period, or ‘cooling period,’ that gives the applicant time to think through their decision.
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Well, of course they don't. That was never their purpose.
"Gun Control" is about disarming the law-abiding population so that the rulers can freely do things for which people would rightfully shoot them.
It is all about "public safety". Theirs, not yours.
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