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Study Hawaii s Low Rate of Gun Injuries Shows Strict Gun-Control Laws Work - Civil Beat
Hawaii had the fewest non-fatal injuries from firearms in 2010 in a comparison of 18 states, including California, New York and Florida, a new study shows.
The report found that states with stricter gun-control laws — regulating guns and ammo, requiring background checks before sales, reporting lost or stolen firearms and keeping dangerous people from buying weapons — had the lowest injury rates.
It was published in the August edition of the American Journal of Public Health.
Hawaii had lowest injury rate — 3.3 non-fatal gun injuries per 100,000 people.
That compares with an average of 19 non-fatal injuries for the 18 states studied. South Carolina had the highest rate with 36.6 per 100,000 people.
Hawaii had the fewest non-fatal injuries from firearms in 2010 in a comparison of 18 states, including California, New York and Florida, a new study shows.
The report found that states with stricter gun-control laws — regulating guns and ammo, requiring background checks before sales, reporting lost or stolen firearms and keeping dangerous people from buying weapons — had the lowest injury rates.
It was published in the August edition of the American Journal of Public Health.
Hawaii had lowest injury rate — 3.3 non-fatal gun injuries per 100,000 people.
That compares with an average of 19 non-fatal injuries for the 18 states studied. South Carolina had the highest rate with 36.6 per 100,000 people.