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Firearms are the 1st-leading cause of death among children and teens in Virginia.
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, “EveryStat: Virginia,” (2020), https://everystat.org/#Virginia.
Last updated: 2.19.2022
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73M
An estimated 73 million guns were sold in the US from 2020 to 2023—a 29 percent increase compared to the previous four years.
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The rate of firearm suicide among young people has increased 44 percent in the past decade.
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3,400
Nearly 3,400 young people die by firearm suicide each year.
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18 hours
In 2023, someone was shot and wounded or killed in a road rage incident on average every 18 hours.
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