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Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. 2024 ‘Ranking State Gun Laws: Ten States with the Strongest Gun Laws.’ Gun Laws Matter 2012: Understanding the Link Between Weak Laws and Gun Violence. San Francisco, CA: Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. 22 December
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Ranking State Gun Laws
[The US Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence] …ranked all fifty states based on 29 policy approaches to regulating firearms and ammunition.
Ten States with the Strongest Gun Laws
1. California
2. New Jersey
3. Massachusetts
4. Connecticut
5. Hawaii
6. New York
7. Maryland
8. Illinois
9. Rhode Island
10. Michigan
[Editor's Note: These rankings are subjective, and rely on the authors' assessment of effective regulation to prevent armed violence.]
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https://giffords.org/lawcenter/resources/gun-law-scorecard-2012/