Guns are used to kill two out of every three homicide victims in the United States, and new research shows that easy-access guns in the home make a difference. Homicide rates are highest in states where more households have guns, the national survey concludes. The finding held even after taking into account socioeconomic status and gender. The Top 5 States with with the most homes that have guns in them: Wyoming 59.7% Alaska 57.8% Montana 57.7% South Dakota 56.6% West Virginia 55.4% Source: BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide Firearms ‘Our findings suggest that in the United States, household firearms may be an important source of guns used to kill children, women and men, both on the street and in their homes,’ said lead researcher Matthew Miller of the Harvard School of Public Health. Gun states To reach the findings that were released today, Miller and his colleagues examined survey data of household firearm ownership collected via a telephone survey of more than 200,000 respondents from all 50 states. The survey is part of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. They […]