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Originally Posted by hcap
The States With The Most Gun Laws See The Fewest Gun-Related Deaths
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Short rebuttal: Chicago and D.C.
Longer rebuttal: I would suggest that the binary categories, such as states with and without "stand your ground" laws are too vague and vary too much within each category for a statistically significant study. Similarly, "may issue" and "shall issue" can vary greatly from state to state.
The category about background checks on private sales is meaningless. A quick check shows that some states listed as requiring background checks actually require a check for handguns but not for long guns.
Given those differences, the sample sizes are too small for a statistically significant finding.