Oh wait, that's not murder rates. That's something called 'gun death rates'.
10 'gun death' states are, according to her list, alphabetically:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- Missisippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Mexico
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
States Worst for MURDER are:
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Delaware w/ a B
- Florida
- Louisiana
- Maryland w/ an A
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
You are least likely to be murdered in these Safer States:
- Idaho with an F
- Kentucky with an F
- Maine with an F
- Minnesota
- Montana with an F
- New Hampshire has a D grade
- Utah with a D-
- Vermont with a D+
- Virginia with a D
- Wyoming with an F
So, sadly, there are some reasons to be armed in Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mexico, as they have a murder problem. And the law supports the law abiding to defend themselves, but certainly that's not a good thing, such a high murder rate.
But Montana and Wyoming have a lot of people dying from a firearm, but a low murder rate. Another sad statistic. But no study about suicide rates links firearm ownership to a higher self harm rate. Only a greater suicide success rate when guns are involved. Go ahead, DuckDuckGo that.
But look at the murder states. One state is mine, and our neighbor Delaware. With strict gun control in both!
And, with the exception on Minnesota, the 10 safest states in the country all have lax gun restrictions hampering their polity.
There are mixed conclusion except this last one, which is pretty telling.
I wish Maryland could get a C grade. I have a higher than average chance of being murdered but the law keeps me as helpless as possible about it.
Look at who is getting murdered. Risk factors include drug use, gang involvement, socio-economic conditions, etc. If you just took the Metro Baltimore and metro DC Maryland side region out of the statistics, Maryland would be a pretty safe state.
ReplyDeleteYou are doing many things that reduce your risk of being murdered. Avoiding dangerous parts of the cities. Not being involved in criminal activity. Not being involved in drug abuse.
I know you are talking about legal concealed carry, but I have concealed carry in my State and I have never even been close to drawing the firearm from the holster. I do the same things, avoid situations just as you do. A number of things have gone wrong already if I am at the point of defending myself with a firearm and even if I prevailed, the aftermath is going to be complicated and expensive.