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During the years in which the D.C. handgun ban and trigger lock law was in
effect, the Washington, D.C. murder rate averaged 73% higher than it was at
the outset of the law, while the U.S. murder rate averaged 11% lower.
o "Uniform Crime Reporting Program, District of Columbia, 1960-2008."
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services
The homicide rate in England and Wales has averaged 52% higher since
the outset of the 1968 gun control law and 15% higher since the outset of
the 1997 handgun ban.
o "Homicides, Firearm Offences and Intimate Violence 2008/09." Edited by
Kevin Smith and John Flatley. UK Home Office, January 21, 2010.
http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs10/hosb0110.pdf
As of July 31, 2010, Florida has issued 1,825,143 permits and has 746,430
active licensees, constituting roughly 5.4% of the state's population that is
21 years of age or older.
o "Concealed Weapon / Firearm Summary Report." Florida Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Licensing, July 31,
2010.http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/stats/cw_monthly.html
o Calculation performed with data from the citation above and the dataset:
"Estimates of the Resident Population by Selected Age Groups for the
United States, States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2009." U.S. Census
Bureau, June 2010. http://www.census.gov/popest/states/asrh/SCEST2009-01.html
Since the outset of the Florida right-to-carry law, the Florida murder rate
has averaged 36% lower than it was before the law took effect, while the
U.S. murder rate has averaged 15% lower.
o "Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Florida, 1960-2008." Federal Bureau
of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Data
supplied to Just Facts on June 15, 2010. Data available upon request.
Fire arms are responsible for 0.5% of all fatal accidents annually in the US.
o "20 Leading Causes of Unintentional Injury Deaths, United States, 2007."
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control. Accessed September 1, 2010
at http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/leadcaus10.html
Fire arms are responsible for 0.05% of all emergency room visits for nonfatal accidents in the US annually.
o "Unintentional All Nonfatal Injuries, 2007, Disposition: All Cases." U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury