CBS News (11/9, Smith) reported on its website that “gun-related deaths are on the rise in the U.S., bucking a decade-long decline, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” The report concluded that there were 44,955 suicides and 27,394 homicides involving guns in 2015-2016, “the highest levels recorded since 2006-2007.”
Kaiser Health News (11/9, Rodriguez) reported the report also concluded “that the number of suicides involving a firearm grew 21 percent between 2006 and 2016.
Related Links:
— “Gun death statistics: CDC study says gun deaths are on the rise after years of decline, “Kate Smith, CBS NEWS, November 09, 2018.