The FBI and CDC Datasets Agree: Who Has Guns—Not Which Guns—Linked to Murder Rates
bu.edu- Two different US datasets related to homicide and suicide confirm the same conclusion - strict gun laws reduce gun death rates.
- Both studies analyzed gun laws in relation to separate homicide and suicide datasets.
- Short conclusion: people who shouldn’t have guns are getting guns.
- Both studies show that the most effective laws are those that require checking for a history of violence and prohibiting sales to people recognized as violent.