Texas ranks first in the nation for road rage shootings
New York TimesIn 2018, 247 road rage shootings were reported across the U.S. That number jumped to 522 shootings in 2021, the Jerry report states.and the Gun Violence Archive show that Texas, Florida and California have the highest reported number of fatal road rage shootings over the past five years. Texas had nearly triple the number of shootings compared to Florida and California.
“Neither of the latter two states have permitless carry laws but they are two of the country’s three most populous states, which likely explains their rankings among the states with the highest number of fatal road rage shootings,” according to the Jerry report. “In the past five years, at least 19 states have passed permitless carry laws, which grant people the right to carry loaded handguns in public, including in their vehicles, without a license or any formal training,” the report states. “Having a gun in the car has been linked to an increase in aggressive driving, and permitless carry laws have been linked to an increase in violent crimes.”, which found that motorists drive more aggressively when there is a gun in the vehicle.
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