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English: Scatterplot of gun deaths per 100,000 population, versus household firearm ownership rate, by state, United States Data sources: Mortality data from Firearm Mortality by State. cdc.gov. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (2022). Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. "The number of ...
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English: Scatter plot of gun homicide rates as a function of gun ownership rates in developed countries. Source: Fox, Kara; Shveda, Krystina; Croker, Natalie; Chacon, Marco (November 26, 2021). "How US gun culture stacks up with the world". CNN. "CNN's attribution: Developed countries are defined based on the UN classification, which includes ...
Gun violence reaches an all-time-high According to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, more than 48,000 people died by gun violence in 2022 — that's an increase of 16,000 deaths compared to 2010.
In 2021, 48,830 people died from gun-related injuries in the US, the highest number on record. ... No single study has tracked the reasons for gun ownership over time, making comparisons inexact ...
Nearly 40 million guns were sold in the United States in 2020, setting an all-time record. Yet, in 2017, an estimated 22 percent of current gun owners purchased their most recent firearm without a ...
From 1994 to 2023, gun ownership increased 28% in America. In 2023, about 16.7 million firearms were sold in the U.S. In the first four months of 2024, nearly 5.5 million firearms were sold, averaging around 1.3 million per month. About 72% of gun owners say they own a gun primarily for protection. [3]
As the United States grapples with continued gun violence, legislation to improve responsible gun ownership continues to move slowly. GOBankingRates took a look at the how gun sales have changed ...