Getting Over the Taboo in a Gun-Rights Conversation | Western Style

“In the eight states that require background checks on all gun transfers, there were 38 percent fewer deaths of women shot by intimate partners, as well as lower rates of gun suicides and aggravated assaults with firearms. By contrast, Montana ranks fifth in gun deaths per capita and received an “F” from the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence in 2015. To make matters worse, seven of the 11 Western states also earned failing grades, including all four of Montana’s neighbors.”

In Montana, the gap between gun rights supporters and opponents begins to shrink. Full story | HIGH COUNTRY NEWS

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