Chapman's team also found that
the rate of gun deaths dropped rapidly after 1996.
New York has the nation's third - lowest
rate of gun deaths among the 50 states, according to a new study that found a correlation between firearm safety laws and reduced gun deaths.
He was a leader in the effort to pass the NY SAFE Act, and has persistently supported the strong laws that have contributed to New York having one of the lowest
rates of gun deaths in the country.
Not exact matches
The US ranks 31st in the world in
gun deaths per 100,000 people, with a
rate of 3.85.
California, for example, ranks at the top
of the list, receiving the only «A» grade for its strong
gun laws and relatively low
gun death rate — 43rd in the nation at 7.9
deaths per 100,000.
Why do we have the highest
rate of poverty, the largest percentage
of the population without health insurance, and the greatest number
of gun deaths among any
of the advanced industrial nations?
If the United States had the same homicide
rate as Japan, our l966
death toll from
guns would have been 32 instead
of 6,855.
«The Hudson Valley, like other areas
of New York, faces a rising suicide
rate and too many heart - breaking
gun deaths from domestic violence,» said Sarah Kozloff, Dutchess County Coordinator for New Yorkers Against
Gun Violence.
«There is a strong correlation between sensible
gun laws and low
gun -
death rates and that continues to be the case here in New York state,» countered Rebecca Fischer, executive director
of New Yorkers Against
Gun Violence.
WASHINGTON, DC - Despite having one
of the largest populations
of any state in the union, New York still ranks near the bottom
of the list when it comes to
gun death rates.
The same analysis looked at the volume
of scientific papers published for each cause
of death and, relative to mortality
rates,
guns were the least researched.
Artist Statement «According to Everytown for
Gun Safety, the U.S. has one
of the highest reported
rates of unintentional child
gun deaths in the world.
Amnesty International, a global movement, promoting human rights, had called for a moratorium on the use
of Taser
guns since the
death rate has been rising so precipitously.