Here’s how states with the highest gun-death rates have changed their gun laws recently
While a handful of states have joined the federal government in enacting stricter gun laws this year, some spurred by mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, just as many states moved in the opposite direction.
Lawmakers have proposed and passed legislation loosening state gun laws, including efforts to repeal permit requirements for individuals carrying a concealed firearm and prohibiting the enforcement of federal gun regulations.