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The firearm-homicde rate is apparrently not tied to restrictive firearm laws [View all]
For 2010 DC and Maryland are 2 of only 4 areas with firearm murder rates above the national average for murder (4.8 per 100,000). They are both also in the bottom of the Guns & Ammo list for firearms friendly laws. At the same time five states among the top 12 friendliest in firearm laws are also among the states with firearm murder rates less than a third of the national average for murder overall. I'm referring to Vermont, Utah, Wyoming, New Hampshire and Montana.
The simplest conclusion is that gun-control laws don't affect gun murder rates very much.
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