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{"id":10,"date":"2018-04-19T17:21:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T17:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbtemp947837533.wordpress.com\/?p=10"},"modified":"2019-07-16T14:42:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T14:42:45","slug":"causes-of-variation-in-firearm-homicide-and-suicide-rates-across-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drjonbee.com\/2018\/04\/19\/causes-of-variation-in-firearm-homicide-and-suicide-rates-across-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes of variation in firearm homicide and suicide rates across states."},"content":{"rendered":"tl;dr: Treating firearm deaths as a whole obscures fundamental differences in the way homicides and suicides vary across states. Variation in the firearm homicide rate is best explained by racial differences between the states, with gun laws having no explanatory power. The variation in the firearm suicide rate is best explained by a combination of differences in gun laws, gun ownership, and racial origin.<\/em><\/p>\nOne often hears the argument that states with stricter gun laws have fewer firearm deaths. This is true, as the following plot of firearm death rates against the Gifford Law Center<\/a>