Annual Gun Law Scorecard
2023
This data interactive from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence evaluates the gun laws of all 50 states in the United States. Users can explore a map of the U.S. and view data for each state’s gun laws and the overall “letter grade” assigned to each state based on an analysis of their gun legislation in 2023. Each state’s scorecard includes a ranking based on its gun safety laws and gun death rates and compares the state’s gun deaths to the national average. Individual scorecards also include new gun laws introduced or changed in the state in 2023 and outline specific action items to improve gun safety.
The interactive offers a tool to compare gun death rates and rankings between two states, data on innovative gun legislation introduced in 2023, and details on legal challenges.
Source:
Annual Gun Law Scorecard. Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence 2023. https://lawcenter.giffords.org/scorecard.