A new report lists where each state stands in terms of gun violence, and Michigan fared better than many others, with a ranking of 33rd.

However, that still means every eight hours, someone in Michigan dies from gun violence according to researchers with the Center for American Progress.

Report co-author Chelsea Parsons says states with the strictest gun laws have the lowest levels of violence.

"What we found is that the ten states that have the weakest gun laws collectively have rates of violence that are more than three times higher than the ten states with the strongest gun laws."

Between 2005 and 2014, more than twice the number of people were killed with guns in Michigan than U-S soldiers killed fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan according to the study.

A recent poll found 86-percent of Michigan voters support requiring a background check for every gun sale.