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   Red States Have Higher Gun Death Rates Than Blue States. Heres Why   
      
   ByArianna Johnson,   
      
   Former Staff.   
   Johnson is a Forbes news reporter covering health & science trends.   
   Apr 28, 2023, 09:22am EDTApr 28, 2023, 12:26pm EDT   
   This article is more than 2 years old.   
   Topline   
      
   A new study published in Journal of the American Medical Associations   
   Surgery found that firearm deaths are more likely in small rural towns than   
   in major urban cities, adding to research that contradicts common belief   
   that Democratic blue areas have higher incidences of gun-related deaths   
   than do Republican red districts.   
   Firearm Laws To Be Tightened In Britain   
   Firearms on display.   
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   Key Facts   
      
   Researchers from Childrens Hospital Philadelphia, Columbia University   
   Mailman School of Public Health and the University of California examined   
   two decades of mortality rates and cause-of-death data from the National   
   Center for Health Statistics National Vital Statistics System to compile   
   the study.   
      
   A Third Way report found that between 2000 and 2020, Trump-voting states   
   had 12% higher murder rates than did Biden-voting cities.   
      
   Data shows that in 2020, eight of the ten states with the highest murder   
   rates voted for the Republican presidential nominee in every election in   
   this century.   
      
   In the past, Republicans have made crime a major campaign talking pointin   
   October 2022, one quarter of attack ads on Democrats focused on crime, and   
   in the two months leading up to the midterms, Fox aired about 141 crime   
   segments on weekdays, according to the report.   
      
   A report published in the New England Journal of Medicine found guns became   
   the leading cause of death for children starting in 2017motor vehicle-   
   related deaths held the number one spot for 60 years prior.   
   Surprising Fact   
      
   The JAMA Surgery study also found that gun suicides are more common than   
   gun homicides, with gun suicides accounting for a large increase in gun   
   deaths in recent years.   
   Big Number   
      
   45,222. Thats how many people died in the U. S. due to gun-related injuries   
   in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of   
   that number, gun suicides account for 54%.   
   Crucial Quote   
      
   Despite the pervasive nature of gun violence, high rates of gun homicide in   
   urban centers have been the sole focus of many policymakers and used as   
   justification to loosen gun laws, when in fact gun violence is an issue in   
   counties of all sizes, the researchers of the JAMA Surgery study said.   
   PROMOTED   
   States With The Highest Gun Death Rates   
      
   According to data from the CDC, these are the states with the highest   
   firearm mortality rates per 100,000 in 2021:   
      
   Mississippi had a firearm mortality rate of 33.9, making it the state with   
   the highest rate in 2021. The state also used its electoral votes to vote   
   for then President Trump in the 2020 election.   
   Louisiana had a firearm mortality rate of 29.1 and voted for Trump.   
   New Mexico had a firearm mortality rate of 27.8 and voted for President   
   Biden.   
   Alabama had a firearm mortality rate of 26.4 and voted for Trump.   
   Wyoming had a firearm mortality rate of 26.1 and voted for Trump.   
   Alaska had a firearm mortality rate of 25.2 and voted for Trump.   
   Montana had a firearm mortality rate of 25.1 and voted for Trump.   
   Arkansas had a firearm mortality rate of 23.3 and voted for Trump.   
   Missouri had a firearm mortality rate of 23.2 and voted for Trump.   
   Tennessee had a firearm mortality rate of 22.8 and voted for Trump.   
   South Carolina had a firearm mortality rate of 22.4 and voted for Trump.   
   Oklahoma had a firearm mortality rate of 21.2 and voted for Trump.   
   Georgia had a firearm mortality rate of 20.3 and voted for Biden.   
   Nevada had a firearm mortality rate of 19.8 and voted for Biden.   
   Indiana had a firearm mortality rate of 18.4 and voted for Trump.   
      
   States With The Lowest Gun Death Rates   
      
   Massachusetts has a firearm mortality rate of 3.4 and voted for Biden.   
   Hawaii has a firearm mortality rate of 4.8 and voted for Biden.   
   New Jersey has a firearm mortality rate of 5.2 and voted for Biden.   
   New York has a firearm mortality rate of 5.4 and voted for Biden.   
   Rhode Island has a firearm mortality rate of 5.6 and voted for Biden.   
   Connecticut has a firearm mortality rate of 6.7 and voted for Biden.   
   New Hampshire has a firearm mortality rate of 8.3 and voted for Biden.   
   California has a firearm mortality rate of 9.0 and voted for Biden.   
   Minnesota has a firearm mortality rate of 10.0 and voted for Biden.   
   Nebraska has a firearm mortality rate of 10.3 and voted for Trump.   
   Iowa has a firearm mortality rate of 11.2 and voted for Trump.   
   Washington has a firearm mortality rate of 11.2 and voted for Biden.   
   Vermont has a firearm mortality rate of 11.9 and voted for Biden.   
   Maine has a firearm mortality rate of 12.6 and voted for Biden.   
   Wisconsin has a firearm mortality rate of 13.5 and voted for Biden.   
      
   Republicans On Gun Crimes   
      
   Contrary to popular belief, the South is the geographical region with the   
   highest gun-related crime rates, and these states largely have been   
   Republican-run for years. Fifteen of the 20 states with the highest firearm   
   mortality rates are led by Republicans. However, Republican lawmakers have   
   historically used gun-related crime rates against Democrats. After the May   
   2, 2022, Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 21   
   people dead, Gov. Greg Abbott dismissed suggestions that the state could   
   save lives by implementing stricter gun laws by saying, Chicago and L. A.   
   and New York disprove that thesis. In July 2022, Trump called the U. S. a   
   cesspool since he left office, pinpointing New York, Chicago and Los   
   Angeles, and explaining these were places where the middle class used to   
   flock to live the American dream (but) are now war zones, literal war   
   zones. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized New York for allowing criminals   
   to run wild, while praising Florida for having a stricter crime policy.   
      
      
      
   Data suggests New York saw significant drops in homicides between 2021 and   
   2022, while Florida saw significant increases. According to Third Way, some   
   Republicans argue crime rates in their states are only high because of the   
   blue cities within them. But murder rates have increased in rural, urban   
   and suburban locales.   
      
      
   https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2023/04/28/red-states-have-   
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