VPC - Violence Policy Center Statistics that show more Guns in a state = More Gun Deaths per 100,000 people

http://www.vpc.org/press/1006gundeath.htm

The analysis reveals that the five states with the highest per capita gun death rates were Louisiana, Mississippi, Alaska, Alabama, and Nevada. Each of these states had a per capita gun death rate far exceeding the national per capita gun death rate of 10.34 per 100,000 for 2007. Each of the top-ranking states has lax gun laws and higher gun ownership rates. By contrast, states with strong gun laws and low rates of gun ownership had far lower rates of firearm-related death. Ranking last in the nation for gun death was Hawaii, followed by Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. (See rankings below for top and bottom five states. See http://www.vpc.org/fadeathchart10.htm for a ranking of all 50 states.) VPC Legislative Director Kristen Rand states, “The equation is simple. More guns lead to more gun death, but limiting exposure to firearms saves lives.”

States with the Five Highest Gun Death Rates				States with the Five Lowest Gun Death Rates
Rank	State	Household Gun Ownership	Gun Death Rate per 100,000	Rank	State	Household Gun Ownership	Gun Death Rate per 100,000
1	Louisiana	45.6 percent	19.87	50	Hawaii	9.7 percent	2.82
2	Mississippi	54.3 percent	18.32	49	Rhode Island	13.3 percent	3.51
3	Alaska	60.6 percent	17.62	48	Massachusetts	12.8 percent	3.63
4	Alabama	57.2 percent	17.55	47	Connecticut	16.2 percent	4.27
5	Nevada	31.5 percent	16.21	46	New York	18.1 percent	5.07