Every year, nearly 350 children under the age of 18 unintentionally shoot themselves or someone else.

16x

In New York, Black people are 16x more likely than white people to die by gun homicide.

2.6x

In New York, Black people are 2.6x more likely than white people to die by guns.

In Mississippi, Black people are 1.5x more likely than white people to die by guns, and 5x more likely than white people to die by gun homicide.

With a rate of 23.4 deaths per 100,000 people, Mississippi has the highest rate of gun deaths in the US.