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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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Three in four Americans support requiring individuals to pass a test demonstrating safe and lawful use of firearms before obtaining a concealed carry permit. Among gun owners, more than two in three support the policy.
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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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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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