Kostas Moros of the Second Amendment Foundation found that Everytown state rankings based on gun-law strength showed little to no correlation with murder rates in FBI 2025 data. Giffords and Everytown present those rankings as relevant to public safety. The pattern held especially after Southern states were left out, and adoption of constitutional carry likewise showed no significant link to murder rates.

Moros reported that the figures do not bear out the claim that giving up pieces of liberty through gun control yields greater safety. Everytown had asserted that states with permitless carry were seeing a substantial increase in gun violence, which the report described as incorrect.