CNN (4/5, McPhillips) reports, “A record number of people are dying from firearm injuries in the U.S., and new research suggests that shootings are becoming more lethal, too.” Data show that “about 57% of firearm fatalities in 2021 occurred at the scene of the shooting, up 9% since 1999.” In “this analysis, researchers used data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and excluded suicides and other self-inflicted firearm injuries.” A change “in the type of firearms that are being bought and used is a key factor making shootings more lethal, experts say.” The findings were published in JAMA Surgery.
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— “Gun violence in the US has become more lethal, research suggests ” Deidre McPhillips, CNN, April 5, 2023