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Top 3 highest rates of deaths by gun, compared to states with the lowest rates of death and restrictions in place regarding gun ownership. STATE RATE DEATHS MS 28.6 818 There is no permit, background check or firearms registration required when buying a handgun from a private individual. A background check is required if purchasing a handgun from a Federal Firearms Dealer. Concealed carry is legal without a permit for anyone who can legally possess a firearm as long as the handgun is carried in a holster or sheath. LA 26.3 1183 There is no permit, background check or firearms registration required when buying a handgun from a private individual. Concealed carry is legal for residents with a Louisiana Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP) and for non-residents with a permit/license from a state recognized by Louisiana. WY 25.9 154 No permit is needed to purchase a firearm from a private individual, background check is required, there is no waiting period and there is no firearms registration in the state. Background checks are required if purchasing a handgun from a Federal Firearms Dealer. However, a Wyoming CFP exempts the holder from the federal requirement of a background check prior to purchase of a firearm. NJ 5 443 A Firearms Purchaser Identification (FPID) card and a National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) conducted through a federally licensed firearms dealer are required to buy a handgun from a private individual. Purchases by New Jersey residents must either be from a state-licensed dealer or a private individual who is a resident of NJ. In both dealer purchases and private sales, a copy of the purchase permit is sent to the New Jersey State Police Firearms Investigations Unit. A FPID is also required to purchase handgun ammunition from dealers in the state . Concealed carry is only legal with a NJ PCH. PCHs are rarely issued to the general populace as there must be a demonstrated urgent necessity based on a special danger to an applicant’s life. MA 3.7 368 A Firearm Identification (FID) card or LTC is required to purchase a firearm. Background checks are required to buy a handgun from a private individual, as the seller must verify the buyer’s Firearm Identification Card with the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services. A LTC is also required to buy ammunition. Although the registration of handguns isn’t required, all sellers of firearms must report firearms sales and transfers to the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services, which maintains comprehensive records of sales and transfers. HI 3.4 50 A permit to purchase, a background check and firearms registration are required to buy a handgun from a private individual. There is a minimum 14-day wait when applying for a purchase permit. All firearms and ammunition must be registered with the chief of police of the county of one’s place of business, one’s residence or one’s place of sojourn (temporary place of lodging). The possession of all firearms and ammunition is restricted to the possessor’s place of business, residence or sojourn, but it is lawful to carry firearms and ammunition in an enclosed container or other suitable container from the place of purchase to the purchaser’s home, place of business or place of sojourn; or between these places when moving; or between these places and a place of repair, police station, licensed dealer’s place of business, firearms show or exhibit or a target range. Concealed carry licenses require a firearms training course that has been state-approved. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/firearm_mortality/firearm.htm https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/ccw_reciprocity_map/nj-gun-laws/ If you aren’t comfortable with these green systems in place, you shouldn’t own a weapon designed to kill. Rate data are controlled for population per 100,000.