1.1k
Every year, police in the US shoot and kill nearly 1,100 people.
Everytown Research analysis of 2019 to 2023 Mapping Police Violence data (accessed February 21, 2024).
Last updated: 5.10.2024
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3 in 4
Three in four Americans oppose allowing people to carry concealed guns without a permit, including a majority of gun owners and Republicans.
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27%
States that removed concealed carry permit requirements between 1999 and 2021 saw, on average, a 27 percent increase in gun homicides within three years of the change—the US as a whole saw less than half that increase.
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32%
States that abandoned strong concealed carry permitting systems—including those with live firearm training requirements—for permitless carry from 1981 to 2019 saw an average 32 percent increase in gun assaults.
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6M
Nearly 6 million women reported having a gun used on them by an intimate partner.
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