10× Black Americans are 10 times more likely than white Americans to die by gun homicide. CDC, WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death, 2016–2020. Share
23–45% Florida’s Shoot First law was associated with a 45 percent increase in monthly firearm homicide rates among white residents and a 23 percent increase among Black residents. stat
3 in 5 Roughly three out of every five people in Florida claiming Shoot First had prior arrests before killing someone and invoking the law, with about one-third of these defendants having previously been arrested for serious crimes like assault and robbery. stat
27% States that were permitless in 2022 had 27 percent more deaths and injuries in road rage incidents involving a gun than states that required a permit but did not give law enforcement broad authority to deny an application. stat