At the same time, the rate of mass shootings in states with looser laws is rising.
, according to a study. States with higher levels of gun ownership also see more mass shootings, the research published in the journal The BMJ showed.
The researchers also used a 0-100 scale of gun law strictness detailed annually in the Traveler’s Guide to the Firearms Laws of the Fifty States gun guide. Scores are based on 13 factors including whether the ownership of semi-automatic rifles and machine guns were limited; whether citizens have the right to carry weapons in the open; and if the right to self defense is recognized by state law.
From 2010 onwards, more mass shootings were carried out in states with lax gun laws, while the opposite trend emerged in stricter states. A spike in permissiveness by 10 points was linked with a 9 percent higher rate of mass shootings on average, the authors found. And a 10 percent rise in gun ownership was linked to a 35 percent higher rate of mass shootings.
Paul Reeping, co-author of the study at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, told Newsweek: “We were surprised most by the growing divergence in recent years of the rates of mass shootings in permissive and restrictive states. “Nevertheless, we believe that this underreporting would likely lead to an underestimate of the association that we found, as states with more permissive gun laws appear to be less consistent in their reporting of homicides than states with restrictive gun laws,” he said.
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