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    • Gun ownership is up in America, with a new Gallup poll showing there's a firearm in 47 percent of households - up from 41 percent last year. Are firearm-related injuries and deaths up too? It may be too soon to tell. But the most recent data from the National Center for Health Statistics shows that more than 31,000 Americans died from gunshot wounds in 2007 - whether it was homicide, accidental discharge, or intentional self-harm.

      Which state has the fewest firearm-related deaths? With a rate of 2.8 deaths per 100,000 population, it's Hawaii. Which states had the most firearm-related deaths? Keep clicking to see the top 20 states...

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    • 20. Florida

      Florida kicks off the list of states with the highest rates of death by firearm - 12.4 deaths per 100,000 people.

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    • 19. Idaho

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 12.5

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    • 18. Missouri

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 12.9

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    • 17. Georgia

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 13

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    • 16. Oklahoma

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 13.3

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    • 15. South Carolina

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 13.4

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    • 14. Kentucky

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 14.4

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    • 13. Wyoming (TIE)

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 14.5

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    • 13. Montana (TIE)

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 14.5

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    • 11. West Virginia

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 14.7

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    • 10. Tennessee (TIE)

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 15

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    • 10. New Mexico (TIE)

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 15

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    • 10. Arkansas (TIE)

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 15

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    • 10. Arizona (TIE)

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 15

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    • 6. Nevada

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 16.1

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    • 5. Alabama

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 17.5

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    • 4. Alaska

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 17.6

    • 3. Mississippi

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 18.3

    • 2. Louisiana

      Death by firearm per 100,000 population: 20.2

    • 1. Washington, D.C.

      The nation's capital is also the capital of gun deaths. There were 24.5 firearm-related deaths per 100,000 people in Washington, D.C.

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