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Handgun Law In Connecticut Helped Decrease Homicides

By Penny Okamoto, Executive Director of Ceasefire Oregon

A new study shows that a Connecticut law requiring residents to have a permit before purchasing a handgun helped reduce the state’s firearm homicide rate by 40%.

http://www.newsweek.com/handgun-law-connecticut-helped-decrease-gun-homi…

The study was published online Thursday in the American Journal of Public Health.