Alaska is already the gun death capitol of the U.S. We lead the nation in men killing woman, forcible rape, and suicide. Anchorage is the most dangerous city for women and Fairbanks is the second most dangerous in America. Putting more guns in the hands of our young men and woman is not going to solve this problem. Why doesn't our legislature focus their energy on addressing the true issues in Alaska which are gun violence, suicide, rape, murder...

Researchers found striking gender differences in the data. When firearms were accessible, men were nearly four times more likely to commit suicide than when firearms were not accessible, while women were almost three times more likely to be victims of homicide - Annals of Internal Medicine