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More gun than car deaths in Louisiana The Violence Policy Center (VPC) reported that gun deaths exceeded motor vehicle deaths in Tennessee and 16 other states in 2013. The director of the VPC says, "The time has come to stand up to the NRA and its corporate sponsors in the gun industry and regulate firearms for health and safety, just as we regulate motor vehicles and all other consumer products." Most truck-driver deaths from crashes Although not surprising, a recent CDC report confirms that most on-the-job fatalities involving truck drivers are due to crashes.