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States with strict gun laws see more homicides when they border states with lax ones

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Gun-related homicide rates in states with strict gun laws increase when neighboring states have less restrictive laws as a result of gun trafficking across state lines, suggests a new study. A review of gun tracing data also revealed that 65 percent of the guns recovered in the most restrictive states originated from other states.