The AP (10/6, Stobbe) reports, “The U.S. rate for gun deaths has increased for the second straight year, following 15 years of no real change,” according to a “government report.”
NBC News (10/6, Griffith) reports, “Gun homicide and suicide rates in the U.S. each increased by more than 8% from 2020 to 2021,” with “highs not recorded since the early 1990s,” investigators concluded.
MedPage Today (10/6, Firth) reports the study revealed that “from 2020 to 2021, homicides involving firearms increased from 6.12 to 6.63 per 100,000, while gun-related suicides increased from 8.07 to 8.75 per 100,000.” The findings were published online Oct. 7 in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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— “US rate for gun deaths is up for the second straight year “Mike Stobbe, AP, October 6, 2022