New study links concealed carry firearms and rising gun homicide rates
One of failing presidential candidate Ron DeSantis’ most recent legislative victories was allowing Floridians to carry loaded concealed weapons without facing a pesky permit process. Meanwhile, a new study out of Rutgers University offers further proof that lax gun safety laws leads to more gun violence. The study, published in the Journal of Urban Health, looked at “832 concealed carry weapons licenses issued in 832 counties in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Utah from 2010 through 2019.” The authors found no evidence that carrying those concealed loaded weapons made people in those 11 states any safer. Rather, the increases in licenses issued “were statistically associated with increases in total gun homicide” the following years. In other words, an increase in concealed carry licenses led to an increase in the number of gun-related deaths the following year. RELATED STORY: Mother with concealed carry permit drops gun and accidentally kills 2-year-old daughter
One of failing presidential candidate Ron DeSantis’ most recent legislative victories was allowing Floridians to carry loaded concealed weapons without facing a pesky permit process. Meanwhile, a new study out of Rutgers University offers further proof that lax gun safety laws leads to more gun violence.
The study, published in the Journal of Urban Health, looked at “832 concealed carry weapons licenses issued in 832 counties in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Utah from 2010 through 2019.” The authors found no evidence that carrying those concealed loaded weapons made people in those 11 states any safer.
Rather, the increases in licenses issued “were statistically associated with increases in total gun homicide” the following years. In other words, an increase in concealed carry licenses led to an increase in the number of gun-related deaths the following year.
RELATED STORY: Mother with concealed carry permit drops gun and accidentally kills 2-year-old daughter
