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Deadliest Gun States

You're five times more likely to die from a gun in Arizona than Hawaii. In the wake of the Giffords massacre, The Daily Beast ranks which states have the worst record of gun fatalities.

Published Jan. 10 2011 12:18PM EST

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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/deadliest-gun-states---mississippi_qeeags — Gun deaths per 100,000: 18.3
Permissive gun laws: 4th out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/deadliest-gun-states---arizona_vixcnd — Gun deaths per 100,000: 15
Permissive gun laws: 1st out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/deadliest-gun-states---alaska_idiih8 — Gun deaths per 100,000: 17.6
Permissive gun laws: 11th out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/most-armed-states---arkansas_a9svn2 — Gun deaths per 100,000: 15.1
Permissive gun laws: 7th out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/deadliest-gun-states---louisiana_u1g6u7 — Gun deaths per 100,000: 19.9
Permissive gun laws: 23rd out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/deadliest-gun-states---new-mexico_ewartk — Gun deaths per 100,000: 15
Permissive gun laws: 6th out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/most-armed-states---alabama_wtkena — Gun deaths per 100,000: 17.6
Permissive gun laws: 27th out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/deadliest-gun-states---general_du6ntl — Gun deaths per 100,000: 16.2
Permissive gun laws: 22nd out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/most-armed-states---montana_djytcn — Gun deaths per 100,000: 14.5
Permissive gun laws: 10th out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/most-armed-states---utah_achzyy — Gun deaths per 100,000: 14.5
Permissive gun laws: 8th out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/most-armed-states---kentucky_gq5ac6 — Gun deaths per 100,000: 14.4
Permissive gun laws: 5th out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/most-armed-states---west-virginia_fhvink — Gun deaths per 100,000: 14.8
Permissive gun laws: 25th out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/deadliest-gun-states---tennessee_cuwyhw — Gun deaths per 100,000: 15
Permissive gun laws: 31st out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/deadliest-gun-states---oklahoma_n1uwm1 — Gun deaths per 100,000: 13.4
Permissive gun laws: 17th out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/deadliest-gun-states---wyoming_zvac2v — Gun deaths per 100,000: 12.5
Permissive gun laws: 2nd out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/deadliest-gun-states---georgia_xymhxq — Gun deaths per 100,000: 13.1
Permissive gun laws: 13th out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/deadliest-gun-states---missouri_ddfphx — Gun deaths per 100,000: 12.9
Permissive gun laws: 12th out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/deadliest-gun-states---south-carolina_tsbodm — Gun deaths per 100,000: 13.4
Permissive gun laws: 20th out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/most-armed-states---north-dakota_iwvclq — Gun deaths per 100,000: 12.3
Permissive gun laws: 28th out of 50
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galleries/2011/01/10/deadliest-gun-states/deadliest-gun-states---vermont_ylfmx6 — Gun deaths per 100,000: 12.5
Permissive gun laws: 41st out of 50

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