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LOUISIANA GUN LAWS
Louisiana has some of the country’s weakest gun laws and has repeatedly suffered some of the highest gun death rates. Enacting even modest gun safety legislation would go a long way to improve community safety in the state.
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In spite of its general lack of firearm regulation, in recent years the state has enacted laws to strengthen some protections for survivors of domestic violence. In 2024, Louisiana had the sixth highest gun death rate among the states. In an average year, 1,211 people die from gun violence in the state. That means that someone dies from gun violence every seven hours. Thirty-eight percent of those deaths are gun suicides, and 59% are gun homicides. In Louisiana, the rate of gun deaths increased 12% from 2015 to 2024, compared to a 15% increase nationwide.
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CHILD & CONSUMER SAFETY
OTHER LAWS & POLICIES
What Louisiana Does Well
- Certain domestic violence gun laws
- Disarming procedures
What Louisiana Is Missing
- Universal background checks
- Gun owner licensing
- Extreme risk protection orders
- Assault weapon restrictions
- Large capacity magazine ban
- Waiting periods
- Strong concealed carry law
- Open carry regulations
- Child access prevention laws
- Community violence intervention funding
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GUN VIOLENCE STATISTICS
Explore facts, figures, and original analysis compiled by our experts. To end our gun violence crisis, we need to better understand where, how, and why violence occurs.
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