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jmg257

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7. Understood - they used the top 8 Low gun States, but left out #9 and #10 which just happen

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 13, 2016, 03:26 PM

Jul 2016

to be in the top 4 High LE Death states...curious why that might be.

Besides that, there are at least 7 outliers (Maine, Iowa, Vt, WY, plus DC, Cali & Florida) that are quite contrary to their findings - wondering why.

As for rates, you can find that South Dakota is highest with 11.5 deaths/50,000 officers...but that's based on only 4 deaths in a 5 year period...and 3 of those 5 years had 0 deaths.

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More Police die by gunshot violence in States that have more guns [View all] packman Jul 2016 OP

But more guns make us safer? guillaumeb Jul 2016 #1

Wow, that's weird. More shootings where there's more guns, you say? Iggo Jul 2016 #2

Yes, I know it sounds axiomatic and sarcasm worthy packman Jul 2016 #3

Or none, no LE deaths, at all - seems to depend on the state... jmg257 Jul 2016 #5

Interesting. Weird that all of the states which had NO LE deaths, are high gun states. jmg257 Jul 2016 #4

You are looking at total number of fatalities rather than fatality rate ThoughtCriminal Jul 2016 #6

Understood - they used the top 8 Low gun States, but left out #9 and #10 which just happen jmg257 Jul 2016 #7

No need to wonder sarisataka Jul 2016 #8