So today I was doing some things, such as studying the gun laws of NYS (which are super strict and awesome by the way), and that got me to thinking about gun statistics in general. Low and behold you know what there is? Lots of awesome statistics.
To put this in perspective, I'm actually not against people having guns. Hunting is something that is good to do (within reason), and if you have no history of violence and in general you are a reasonable person, you should absolutely be able to access a gun (within reason, you don't need an assault gun, handguns, sure).
But, that being said. I'm for very tight gun laws that restrict who can have a gun. Such as the following:
10 States with the Most Lenient Gun Laws
10 States with the Strictest Gun Laws
These ratings come from the Brady Campaign to restrict gun access, in all fairness, but I fairly agree with their judgment (of course I would, right? I'm a liberal). Still, for the sake of this argument, let's say they are fairly accurate. So there is part of the information I was looking for.
Next, I was looking for this map (from 2015):
I found this here: Map Source
So here we go, up to math.
So gee, it seems that strict gun laws do statistically make a difference.
If you are not a violent person (no history of violence or have ever had a restraining order against you), if you do not do drugs (sorry), have a severe mental illness (sorry even someone who is depressed should not have a gun because of the easy access for suicide, for example), have ties to any hate group anywhere (no matter the religious connection), and cannot find 3 people who can be interviewed by a policeman as to your character, you should not have a goddamn gun.
Rant done.
Have a Happy Holidays.
Don't Drink And Drive.
Ever.
To put this in perspective, I'm actually not against people having guns. Hunting is something that is good to do (within reason), and if you have no history of violence and in general you are a reasonable person, you should absolutely be able to access a gun (within reason, you don't need an assault gun, handguns, sure).
But, that being said. I'm for very tight gun laws that restrict who can have a gun. Such as the following:
10 States with the Most Lenient Gun Laws
10 States with the Strictest Gun Laws
These ratings come from the Brady Campaign to restrict gun access, in all fairness, but I fairly agree with their judgment (of course I would, right? I'm a liberal). Still, for the sake of this argument, let's say they are fairly accurate. So there is part of the information I was looking for.
Next, I was looking for this map (from 2015):
I found this here: Map Source
So here we go, up to math.
Taking the numbers from the States with the Least Strict gun laws, I end up with an average number of deaths per 100,000 people as 14.83.
Taking the number from the States with the Most Strict gun laws, I end up with an average number of deaths per 100,000 people as 5.68.
So gee, it seems that strict gun laws do statistically make a difference.
If you are not a violent person (no history of violence or have ever had a restraining order against you), if you do not do drugs (sorry), have a severe mental illness (sorry even someone who is depressed should not have a gun because of the easy access for suicide, for example), have ties to any hate group anywhere (no matter the religious connection), and cannot find 3 people who can be interviewed by a policeman as to your character, you should not have a goddamn gun.
Rant done.
Have a Happy Holidays.
Don't Drink And Drive.
Ever.
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