Big Steaming Piles.

According to the Violence Policy Center press release ""Pro-Gun" States Lead Nation in Per Capita Firearm Death Rates New Violence Policy Center Analysis Reveals
Louisiana, Alaska, Wyoming, New Mexico, Alabama, Nevada, Mississippi, Montana, Arizona, and Arkansas Top List of Most Deadly States in the Nation. " There's the top 10. California is number 32 and New York is 45. Here, read for yourself. http://www.vpc.org/press/0602rank.htm

No mention or breakdown of Homicide, Suicide, accident, self defense or even how many were. Just Firearm Death. Let's see, I live in California now, moved here from Arizona, moved there from New York and moved there from Ohio. Numbers 32, 9, 45, and 37 in that order. I not only know where I feel safer, I also know where I am Safer and I can tell you that what this press release is leading you to believe is one Big Steaming Pile. And that's a fact.

note: I will try to find the violent crime data and you can see how it compares. Since They are the Violence Policy Center I think they should have a press release with that information as well. Hmmmm. I wonder why they don't.