Tag: Gun Ownership Statistics

When headlines talk about national crime trends, it is easy to assume that safety—or the lack thereof—is spread evenly across the map. But a study by Dr. John R. Lott Jr. at the Crime Prevention Research Center demonstrates that violent crime in America remains hyper-concentrated.  According to the report, murders in the U.S. remained heavily…

AMMO.COM published their analysis of various reported to generate Gun Ownership by State. Some of the results are unsurprising (Montana, Wyoming, Alaska at the top, New York, Hawaii, New Jersey at the bottom). I’m disappointed in Texas sitting at #27 with only 45% of adults owning firearms. At least we top the NFA list with…