No, you? I was going to ask for some tips from Red State
No, you? I was going to ask for some tips from Red State America about gun violence/deaths. Scratch that.
One thing I've learned to count upon is being lectured by those who do not walk their talk. Also that taking moral instruction from a conservative is like taking lessons from a fish on how to ride a bicycle.
I do remember a sign outside a saloon in Fairbanks that stated, "Guns and Knives Not Allowed Inside".
State Firearm Death Rates, Ranked by Rate, 2017
Rank State Rate
1 Alaska 24.33 WTF is going on up there?!
2 Montana 23.23
3 Alabama 23.06
4 Louisiana 21.52
5 Missouri 21.38
6 Mississippi 21.18
7 Arkansas 20.40
8 Wyoming 19.51
9 West Virginia 19.16
10 New Mexico 18.87
11 Tennessee 18.55
12 South Carolina 17.77
13 Oklahoma 17.32
14 Nevada 16.94
15 Kentucky 16.39
16 Idaho 16.31
17 Arizona 16.16
18 Kansas 16.00
19 Georgia 15.56
20 Indiana 15.24
21 North Carolina 13.92
22 Colorado 13.89
23 North Dakota 13.64
24 Ohio 13.63
25 Utah 13.22
26 Florida 12.98
27 Maine 12.88
28 Pennsylvania 12.78
29 Oregon 12.75
30 Texas 12.41
31 Virginia 12.29
32 Maryland 12.26
33 Illinois 12.05
34 South Dakota 11.61
35 Delaware 11.54
36 Washington 11.46
37 Michigan 11.42
38 Vermont 11.22
39 New Hampshire 10.87
40 Wisconsin 10.77
41 Iowa 9.31
42 Minnesota 8.34
43 Nebraska 8.33
44 California 8.05
45 New Jersey 5.31
46 Connecticut 5.24
47 Rhode Island 4.06
48 New York 3.89
49 Massachusetts 3.82
50 Hawaii 2.73
. National Firearm Death Rate 12.21
*Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury
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