The sign on the top was found at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Oregon. The sign on the bottom was photographed at Chapell Hill Bank in Texas.
This made us wonder if there were significantly more firearm deaths per capita in Texas than in Oregon. A little Google research gave us the surprising answer.
According to StateHealthFacts.org, Oregon ranks #28 with 10.5 firearm deaths per 100,000. Texas ranks #26 with 11.0 per 100,000. Virtually identical.
We suspect that the difference may be explained by the 0.5 firearm deaths per 100,000 that occur at the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
But you can’t really blame a guy for shooting one of those people, can you?
H/T: Tim Blair
