A study by Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence reports run violence in South Carolina is costing taxpayers over $293 million a year.
As WMBF News reports;
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a policy organization, researched the financial cost of gun violence throughout the country and uncovered the cost in South Carolina is more than $1.5 billion each year.
Of that total, the analysis reported $293 million comes at a direct cost to taxpayers. This number accounts for suicides, homicides, and accidental shootings that occur due to guns.