Gun Violence | Community Organizations Can Help Reduce Gun Violence

A few facts about gun violence:

• Approximately 150,000 Americans are injured by gunfire every year, requiring some $20 billion in direct medical treatment.

• The annual death toll from gunfire in recent years exceeded 34,000.

• Thirteen kids under the age of 19 are killed by guns every day.

• Compared to other countries, America has significantly more gun violence. In 1996, for instance, handguns were used to murder 30 people in Great Britain, 106 in Canada, 15 in Japan, and an astounding 9,390 in the U.S. In addition, American children are 12...

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