TruthSeeker56
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The UNTOLD STORY regarding these statistics, taken directly from the 24/7 Wall Street article.
As usual, the "anti-gun" idiots don't bother telling the WHOLE story. The two KEY WORDS here are POVERTY and SUICIDE.
1. Louisiana: "Louisiana residents also struggle with high poverty rates and poor educational attainment. Nearly one in five people in the state lived below the poverty line in 2012, the third highest rate nationally."
2. Mississippi: "Like many of the states with the most gun deaths, state residents frequently struggle with poverty. Mississippi led the nation with a poverty rate of 24.2% in 2012, and it trailed behind most states in other factors such as access to basic necessities, health care, and household income."
3. Alaska: "Like the majority of the nation, most of the gun-related fatalities in Alaska were suicides."
4. Wyoming: "Additionally, there were 14.6 suicides per 100,000 residents that year, more than any state except for Montana and more than double the national rate of 6.2 firearm suicides per 100,000 people. However, by many measures, Wyoming is a relatively safe state."
5. Oklahoma: "There were 440 suicides using firearms in 2011, or 11.5 per 100,000, the fourth highest rate nationwide.........Like the majority of the states with high gun-related fatality rates, Oklahoma residents are also relatively poor."
6. Montana: "There were just 1.2 firearm-related homicides per 100,000 people in Montana, among the lower rates nationwide. Suicides, on the other hand, accounted for a large number of gun-related deaths in the state. Montana led the nation with 14.7 firearm-related suicides per 100,000 residents, more than double the national rate."
7. Arkansas: "Arkansas also shares an exceptionally high poverty rate with the majority of states with high numbers of gun deaths. Nearly 20% of residents lived below the poverty line in 2012, the fourth highest rate nationwide."
8. Alabama: "Like a majority of states with the most gun violence, Alabama struggles with high poverty. In 2012, 19% of residents lived below the poverty line, more than in all but six other states."
9. New Mexico: "Like most of the nation, suicides accounted for the majority of gun-related deaths in New Mexico, where the firearm suicide rate was also particularly high.......Poor socioeconomic conditions may partly explain the higher crime rates. More than one in five New Mexico residents lived in poverty in 2012, more than every state except for Mississippi."
10. South Carolina: "Poverty rate: 18.3% (9th highest)"
As usual, the "anti-gun" idiots don't bother telling the WHOLE story. The two KEY WORDS here are POVERTY and SUICIDE.
1. Louisiana: "Louisiana residents also struggle with high poverty rates and poor educational attainment. Nearly one in five people in the state lived below the poverty line in 2012, the third highest rate nationally."
2. Mississippi: "Like many of the states with the most gun deaths, state residents frequently struggle with poverty. Mississippi led the nation with a poverty rate of 24.2% in 2012, and it trailed behind most states in other factors such as access to basic necessities, health care, and household income."
3. Alaska: "Like the majority of the nation, most of the gun-related fatalities in Alaska were suicides."
4. Wyoming: "Additionally, there were 14.6 suicides per 100,000 residents that year, more than any state except for Montana and more than double the national rate of 6.2 firearm suicides per 100,000 people. However, by many measures, Wyoming is a relatively safe state."
5. Oklahoma: "There were 440 suicides using firearms in 2011, or 11.5 per 100,000, the fourth highest rate nationwide.........Like the majority of the states with high gun-related fatality rates, Oklahoma residents are also relatively poor."
6. Montana: "There were just 1.2 firearm-related homicides per 100,000 people in Montana, among the lower rates nationwide. Suicides, on the other hand, accounted for a large number of gun-related deaths in the state. Montana led the nation with 14.7 firearm-related suicides per 100,000 residents, more than double the national rate."
7. Arkansas: "Arkansas also shares an exceptionally high poverty rate with the majority of states with high numbers of gun deaths. Nearly 20% of residents lived below the poverty line in 2012, the fourth highest rate nationwide."
8. Alabama: "Like a majority of states with the most gun violence, Alabama struggles with high poverty. In 2012, 19% of residents lived below the poverty line, more than in all but six other states."
9. New Mexico: "Like most of the nation, suicides accounted for the majority of gun-related deaths in New Mexico, where the firearm suicide rate was also particularly high.......Poor socioeconomic conditions may partly explain the higher crime rates. More than one in five New Mexico residents lived in poverty in 2012, more than every state except for Mississippi."
10. South Carolina: "Poverty rate: 18.3% (9th highest)"
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