6/10
Six out of every 10 gun deaths in the US are suicides.
CDC, Underlying Cause of Death, 2016–2020.
Last updated: 1.31.2022
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26%
St. Louis, Missouri saw a 26% decrease in homicide from 2020 to 2021.
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1.3M
Over 1.3 million crime guns were recovered by law enforcement in just five years.
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In Shoot First states, homicides in which white shooters kill Black victims are deemed justifiable five times more frequently than when the situation is reversed.
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57%
In 57 percent of Florida Shoot First cases, the person who claimed Shoot First could have safely retreated to avoid the confrontation.
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