State gun laws enacted 70 After the Parkland massacre in Feb. 2018 60 After the Newtown massacre in Dec. 2012 50 Gun restrictions tightened 40 30 20 10 Gun restrictions loosened 0 ’13 ’15 ’16 ’17 ’18 State gun laws enacted 70 After the Parkland massacre in Feb. 2018 60 After the Newtown massacre in Dec. 2012 50 Gun restrictions tightened 40 30 20 10 Gun restrictions loosened 0 ’13 ’15 ’16 ’17 ’18 Note: Totals for 2015-18 are from the Giffords Law Center’s annual reports. Gun laws enacted in 2018 by state legislatures 69 tightened restrictions 9 loosened restrictions Wash. Ore. Idaho S.D. Gun laws enacted in 2018 by state legislatures 9 loosened restrictions 69 tightened restrictions Wash. Vt. Ore. Wis. Idaho N.Y. Mass. Fla. Hawaii Gun laws enacted in 2018 by state legislatures 9 loosened restrictions 69 tightened restrictions Wash. Vt. Ore. Wis. Idaho S.D. Fla. Hawaii Gun laws enacted in 2018 by state legislatures 9 loosened restrictions 69 tightened restrictions Wash. Vt. Ore. Wis. Idaho S.D.

Source: New York Times December 14, 2018 10:17 UTC