There is an ongoing debate in the United States concerning guns. The Second Amendment to the Constitution allows American citizens to own guns. However, this does not stop gun control advocates from demanding limits on these rights. To examine this issue, we have recorded for the gun ownership rate, the murder rate per 100,000, and the firearms death rate per 100,000 for all 50 states.

a. Use a graphical technique to display the murder rate.

b. Graphically display the firearms death rate.

c. Conduct an analysis to determine whether gun ownership is related to the murder rate.

d. Graphically depict the relationship between gun ownership and the firearms death rate.

e. Summarize what you have learned about guns, firearms death rate, and the murder rate.