States that allow residents to carry a concealed firearm generally see more workplace homicides committed with guns, according to a new study from Eastern Connecticut State University.
Researchers analyzed 25 states that adopted the legislation between 1992 and 2017, and those states saw an average increase of 24% in the rates of workplace homicides committed with a firearm after the laws took effect.
Thirteen of those states experienced a significant rise in such homicides after passing right-to-carry laws between 1992 and 2017: Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Southern states generally experienced the most fatal workplace shootings, with rates that exceeded the national average.
The research also points to a shift in motives for the fatal shootings, from robberies to violence stemming from incidents like arguments between current or former co-workers and domestic violence.
In 2015, 43% of female workplace homicides were committed by intimate partners or relatives.
The study was published in The American Journal of Public Health.
