Do restrictions on firearms reduce the number of gun deaths?

Christopher Morley, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) Christopher Morley, PhD
(photo by Jim Howe) Counties in New York state with gun
restrictions (including New York City and two counties on Long
Island) have a lower death rate from gun violence, per population,
than do counties in less populated areas of New York. That's
according to research by Counties in New York state with gun
restrictions (including New York City and two counties on Long
Island) have a lower death rate from gun violence, per population,
than do counties in less populated areas of New York. That's
according to research by Christopher Morley, PhD, Christopher
Morley, PhD, who chairs the department of public health and
preventive medicine at Upstate. Using data collected by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, he and a colleague make the
case that New York provides a natural experiment for the
effectiveness of policy in preventing deaths by firearms. "Despite
being densely populated, counties in and around New York City with
stronger restrictions have lower gun death rates," their research
concludes. Morley also talks about the lasting impact of 1937
"redline" segregation in Syracuse. who chairs the department of
public health and preventive medicine at Upstate. Using data
collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he and
a colleague make the case that New York provides a natural
experiment for the effectiveness of policy in preventing deaths by
firearms. "Despite being densely populated, counties in and around
New York City with stronger restrictions have lower gun death
rates," their research concludes. Morley also talks about the
lasting impact of 1937 "redline" segregation in Syracuse.