Roll Tide! Alabama ranked 2nd Nationally!

Roll Tide, y’all!

But you might wanna’ hang your head and weep at this one.

It’s nothing to be proud about.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the expert folks who study health & healthcare), Alabama is ranked 2nd nationally in per capita Firearm-related deaths.

Only Alaska is higher.

In fact, here are the top 20 states in which to die by gun, in per capita (per 100,000) ranking.

See if you notice anything.

Per Capita Firearm-Related Deaths 2016, per 100,000
Rank – State – Rate – Total

1-Alaska	23.3	– 177
2-Alabama	21.5	– 1,046
3-Louisiana	21.3	– 21.3
4-Mississippi	19.9	– 587
5-Oklahoma	19.6	– 766
6-Missouri	19.0	– 1,144
7-Montana	18.9	– 194
8-New Mexico	18.1	– 383
9-Arkansas	17.8	– 541
10-South Carolina	17.7	– 891
11-Kentucky	17.5	– 772
12-West Virginia	17.5	– 332
13-Wyoming	17.4	– 101
14-Tennessee	17.1	– 1,148
15-Nevada	16.8	– 498
16-Arizona	15.2	– 1,094
17-Georgia	15.0	– 1,571
18-Indiana	15.0	– 997
19-Idaho	14.6	– 242
20-Colorado	14.3	– 812

Not worry.

It’s just more Fake News.

Move along.

Nothing to see here.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/firearm_mortality/firearm.htm

And a FRIENDLY REMINDER:

This IS my lane!