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In the US, Black men are fourteen times more likely than white men to die by gun homicide.
CDC, WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death, 2018–2021.
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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
In 2023 someone was shot and injured or killed in a road rage incident on average every 18 hours.
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