States with permissive gun laws have higher mass shooting rates

(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) States with more permissive gun laws and greater gun ownership have higher rates of mass shootings, and a growing divide is emerging between states with restrictive versus permissive gun laws. A 10 percent higher state firearm ownership rate was associated with a 35 percent higher rate of mass shootings.

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