Criminal Deeds

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If you look at the statistics on the per capita murder rate, there is no clear cut answer to this question. For example, New York and Alaska have virtually the same murder rate per capita, while New York has strict gun laws and Alaska has much looser gun laws. But, on the other hand, New york has half the murder rate of Mississippi, a state with loose laws and double the rate of Maine which has no permit required for open carry as a pedestrian. It would appear that one could make an argument for any view they like.

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murder-r...tate#MRord

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in...y_state%29