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Then why does Texas have an above-the-national-average violent crime rate (per capita); and why do the New England states ALL rank near the bottom with the lowest violent crime rates? Indeed, nearly all of the Southern, most gun-friendly states have above-national-average violent crime rates.
My state of Tennessee, which practically mandates carrying guns out pointed at anyone who looks suspicious, has the 2nd highest rate in the nation (behind South Carolina, and just above Nevada, Florida, Louisiana, and Alaska - all gun-friendly places). The only "state" that beats them all is the District of Columbia. Texas is 16th.
CRIME RATES
Look at the gap between D.C. which has the most strict gun laws and South Carolina. It's about 800....