WASHINGTON - Data recently released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is once again showing that states with the highest rates of overall gun death in the nation are those with weak gun violence prevention laws and higher rates of … [Read more...]
States with Strong Gun Laws and Lower Gun Ownership Have Fewer Gun Suicides
WASHINGTON, DC - Data for 2016 reveals that states with weak gun violence prevention laws and higher rates of gun ownership have the highest gun suicide rates in the nation. That's according to a Violence Policy Center (VPC) analysis of data from the … [Read more...]
Cuomo Calls on Congress to Follow NY’s Lead on Gun Reform, State Ranked 49th in Gun Death Rate as of 2016
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo is urging U.S. lawmakers to follow New York State's lead and pass legislation similar to the New York SAFE Act. Cuomo released a statement Thursday, one day after another high school mass shooting incident in Florida … [Read more...]