What is the relationship between gun ownership and gun violence in the US? This dataset contains gun ownership and mortality statistics by state.

A broader discussion of gun violence in the US can be found in this video and in this accompanying article.

Data Source: Gun mortality statistics and Gun ownership rates.

• state: Two-letter state code.
• ownership_rate: The percentage of adults in each state who own a gun, according to a 2013 survey of 4,000 adults.
• mortality_rate: The number of deaths per 100,000 population in each state in 2014.