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Gun violence in the United States
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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.[4] In 2022, up to 100 daily fatalities and hundreds of daily injuries were attributable to American gun violence.[5] In 2018, the most recent year for which data are available, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics reported 38,390 deaths by firearm, of which 24,432 were suicides.[6][7] The national rate of firearm deaths rose from 10.3 people for every 100,000 in 1999 to 11.9 people per 100,000 in 2018, equating to over 109 daily deaths (or about 14,542 annual homicides).[8][9][10][11] In 2010, there were 19,392 firearm-related suicides, and 11,078 firearm-related homicides in the U.S.[12] In 2010, 358 murders were reported involving a rifle while 6,009 were reported involving a handgun; another 1,939 were reported with an unspecified type of firearm.[13] In 2011, a total of 478,400 fatal and nonfatal violent crimes were committed with a firearm.[14]
According to a Pew Research Center report, gun deaths among America’s children rose 50% from 2019 to 2021.[15]
Legislation at the federal, state, and local levels has attempted to address gun violence through methods including restricting firearms purchases by youths and other "at-risk" populations, setting waiting periods for firearm purchases, establishing gun buyback programs, law enforcement and policing strategies, stiff sentencing of gun law violators, education programs for parents and children, and community outreach programs.
Some medical professionals express concern regarding the prevalence and growth of gun violence in America, even comparing gun violence in the United States to a disease or epidemic.[16] Relatedly, recent polling suggests up to 26% of Americans believe guns are the number one national public health threat.[17]
Gun ownership
See also: Gun culture in the United States
Estimated U.S. gun sales have risen steadily in the 21st century, peaking in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] "NICS" is the FBI's National Instant Background Check System.
Estimated Household Firearm Ownership Rate by U.S. state in 2016
The Congressional Research Service in 2009 estimated that among a US population of 306 million people, there were 310 million firearms in the U.S., not including military armaments, and of these, 114 million were handguns, 110 million were rifles, and 86 million were shotguns.[19][20] Accurate figures for civilian gun ownership are difficult to determine.[21] The percentage of Americans and American households who claim to own guns has been in long-term decline, according to the General Social Survey poll. It found that gun ownership by households may have declined from about half, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, down to 32% in 2015. The percentage of individual owners may have declined from 31% in 1985 to 22% in 2014.[22]
Gun ownership figures are generally estimated via polling, by such organizations as the General Social Survey (GSS), Harris Interactive, and Gallup. There are significant disparities in the results across polls by different organizations, calling into question their reliability.[23] In Gallup's 1972 survey, 43% reported having a gun in their home, while GSS's 1973 survey resulted in 49% reporting a gun in the home; in 1993, Gallup's poll results were 51%, while GSS's 1994 poll showed 43%.[24] In 2012, Gallup's survey showed 47% of Americans reporting having a gun in their home,[25] while the GSS in 2012 reports 34%.[24] In 2018 it was estimated that U.S. civilians own 393 million firearms,[26] and that 40% to 42% of the households in the country have at least one gun. However, record gun sales followed in the following years.[27][28][29]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_States
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.[4] In 2022, up to 100 daily fatalities and hundreds of daily injuries were attributable to American gun violence.[5] In 2018, the most recent year for which data are available, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics reported 38,390 deaths by firearm, of which 24,432 were suicides.[6][7] The national rate of firearm deaths rose from 10.3 people for every 100,000 in 1999 to 11.9 people per 100,000 in 2018, equating to over 109 daily deaths (or about 14,542 annual homicides).[8][9][10][11] In 2010, there were 19,392 firearm-related suicides, and 11,078 firearm-related homicides in the U.S.[12] In 2010, 358 murders were reported involving a rifle while 6,009 were reported involving a handgun; another 1,939 were reported with an unspecified type of firearm.[13] In 2011, a total of 478,400 fatal and nonfatal violent crimes were committed with a firearm.[14]
According to a Pew Research Center report, gun deaths among America’s children rose 50% from 2019 to 2021.[15]
Legislation at the federal, state, and local levels has attempted to address gun violence through methods including restricting firearms purchases by youths and other "at-risk" populations, setting waiting periods for firearm purchases, establishing gun buyback programs, law enforcement and policing strategies, stiff sentencing of gun law violators, education programs for parents and children, and community outreach programs.
Some medical professionals express concern regarding the prevalence and growth of gun violence in America, even comparing gun violence in the United States to a disease or epidemic.[16] Relatedly, recent polling suggests up to 26% of Americans believe guns are the number one national public health threat.[17]
Gun ownership
See also: Gun culture in the United States
Estimated U.S. gun sales have risen steadily in the 21st century, peaking in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] "NICS" is the FBI's National Instant Background Check System.
Estimated Household Firearm Ownership Rate by U.S. state in 2016
The Congressional Research Service in 2009 estimated that among a US population of 306 million people, there were 310 million firearms in the U.S., not including military armaments, and of these, 114 million were handguns, 110 million were rifles, and 86 million were shotguns.[19][20] Accurate figures for civilian gun ownership are difficult to determine.[21] The percentage of Americans and American households who claim to own guns has been in long-term decline, according to the General Social Survey poll. It found that gun ownership by households may have declined from about half, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, down to 32% in 2015. The percentage of individual owners may have declined from 31% in 1985 to 22% in 2014.[22]
Gun ownership figures are generally estimated via polling, by such organizations as the General Social Survey (GSS), Harris Interactive, and Gallup. There are significant disparities in the results across polls by different organizations, calling into question their reliability.[23] In Gallup's 1972 survey, 43% reported having a gun in their home, while GSS's 1973 survey resulted in 49% reporting a gun in the home; in 1993, Gallup's poll results were 51%, while GSS's 1994 poll showed 43%.[24] In 2012, Gallup's survey showed 47% of Americans reporting having a gun in their home,[25] while the GSS in 2012 reports 34%.[24] In 2018 it was estimated that U.S. civilians own 393 million firearms,[26] and that 40% to 42% of the households in the country have at least one gun. However, record gun sales followed in the following years.[27][28][29]