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2007 Maputo arms depot explosion, In March 2007 an arms depot exploded in Maputo, Mozambique, killing 103 people and injuring 515. [2] 2008 Gërdec explosions, Albania. U.S. and Albanian munitions experts accidentally trigger an ammunition explosion killing 26, injuring 350 and destroying hundreds of houses.
In the days since, guns have killed at least 2244 more people. Chicago has seen more recent gun deaths than any other city in the U.S. In a speech there, President Obama said "too many of our children are being taken away from us" as a result of gun violence.
Gun deaths make up about half of all suicides, but over 80% of homicides. [5] Gun deaths in 2021 rose to levels not seen since the 1990s, but remained below rates of the 1970s. [6] A 2022 study found that guns were the cause of more years lost than any other source of traumatic injury, including motor vehicles. [7]
Source: World Population Review. In 2019 gun deaths per 100,000 residents were highest in the following states: Alaska 24.4. Mississippi 24.2. Wyoming 22.3. New Mexico 22.3. Alabama 22.2 ...
Gun-related suicides and homicides in the United States [1] Gun deaths in U.S. in proportional relationship to total population (2012 analysis, based on 2008 data). Gun violence is a term of political, economic and sociological interest referring to the tens of thousands of annual firearms-related deaths and injuries occurring in the United States.
For the past few years, guns have been identified as the leading cause of death for children in the United States.. There were 2,571 children aged 1 to 17 who died in shootings in the U.S. in 2021 ...
Guns became the leading cause of death among children and teens in 2020, killing more people ages 1 to 19 in the U.S. than vehicle crashes, drugs overdoses or cancer. ... this is the first time ...
Homicide rates (from firearms) per 100,000 people by country. [1]This is a list of countries by firearm-related homicide rate per 100,000 population by year.. Homicide figures may include justifiable homicides along with criminal homicides, depending upon jurisdiction and reporting standards.