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https://www.latimes.com/politics/newsletter/2022-05-27/on-guns-fear-of-futility-deters-action-essential-politics
Go back roughly 15 years: In 2005, California had
almost the same rate of deaths from guns as Florida
or Texas. California had 9.5 firearms deaths per
100,000 people that year, Florida had 10 and
Texas 11, according to data from the National
Center for Health Statistics.
Since then, California repeatedly has tightened
its gun laws, while Florida and Texas have moved
in the opposite direction.
California’s rate of gun deaths has declined by
10% since 2005, even as the national rate has
climbed in recent years. And Texas and Florida?
Their rates of gun deaths have climbed 28% and
37% respectively. California now has one of the
10 lowest rates of gun deaths in the nation.
Texas and Florida are headed in the wrong
direction.
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