300,000 Lives Could Be Saved in 10 Years , if US Enacted Stronger Gun Control Laws, Study Says.<br />According to a study revealed on <br />Jan. 5 by Everytown for Gun Safety, .<br />hundreds of thousands of people could avoid untimely deaths at the hand of gun violence if America follows the example of states like California and New York, CNN reports. .<br />The study revealed rankings for each state based on their gun laws vs. gun death rates for all of 2023. .<br />California and New York ranked best <br />for gun safety, while Arkansas, Mississippi <br />and Idaho were the lowest-ranked states. .<br />Everytown found that five foundational <br />laws seem to be the most effective <br />for reducing gun violence rates.<br />Those laws include requiring background checks and/or permits to buy guns, concealed carry permits, secure storage of guns, .<br />rejecting "Stand Your Ground" laws, and enacting "extreme risk" laws, which temporarily prohibit a person from accessing firearms when they are an apparent danger to themselves or others. .<br />Legislators have a roadmap to <br />keep their communities safe from <br />gun violence, but it’s up to them to <br />put these critical policies in place, Nick Suplina, senior vice president for Law and Policy <br />at Everytown for Gun Safety, via statement.<br />While states at the top of Everytown’s <br />list are taking significant action <br />to prevent gun violence, gun <br />lobby-backed legislators continue <br />to play politics with our lives and <br />the consequences are deadly, Nick Suplina, senior vice president for Law and Policy <br />at Everytown for Gun Safety, via statement.<br />Those deadly consequences are made <br />apparent by the country's first mass school <br />shooting of 2024, only four days into the new year.<br />Those deadly consequences are made <br />apparent by the country's first mass school <br />shooting of 2024, only four days into the new year.<br />17-year-old Dylan Butler opened fire <br />at Perry High School in Iowa, killing a sixth grader and injuring four other students and an administrator before turning the gun on himself.<br />17-year-old Dylan Butler opened fire <br />at Perry High School in Iowa, killing a sixth grader and injuring four other students and an administrator before turning the gun on himself
