MSN on Gun Violence: 5 states with the most gun violence

[Dockem]

I hope that somebody gives a good rebuttal to this article. More numbers cooking by antigunners?

Comments about the CDC’s figures with John Roman, senior fellow at the Urban Institute:

5 states with the most gun violence - MSN Money

More:

States With the Most Gun Violence - 24/7 Wall St.

Where's Dr. John R,. Lott Jr. when you need him? (Oh, I forgot, the antigunners smeared him.)

 

[hoosierdoc]

I fail to see suicide as "gun violence" and it makes up the bulk of firearm related deaths. And LA had 11.9 suicides/100,000 according to a site I saw, still higher than gun-related homicide, contradicting what is posted below.

In a number of these states homicide and violent crime rates were also particularly high. Gun-related homicide rates in all but three of the 10 states with the most firearm death rates were above the national rate of 3.6 homicides per 100,000 residents. Louisiana, the only state on this list where homicide accounted for more gun-related deaths than suicides, reported 9.4 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2011, more than in any other state.

narcotic pain meds account for more accidental deaths than illicit drugs yet there's no push to ban them.