NPR (6/6, Neuman) reports, “Gun deaths in the United States reached an all-time high in 2021 for the second year in a row, with firearms violence the single leading cause of death for children and young adults, according to” findings (PDF) from research “released by Johns Hopkins University.” The study, which “relies on data from the” CDC, “reported a total of 48,830 Americans lost their lives to gun violence in 2021. The latest data works out to one gun death every 11 minutes.” Additionally, “the report found 26,328 suicides involving a firearm took place in 2021 and 20,958 homicides.” The Hill(6/6, Fortinsky) also covers the story.
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— “Gun deaths hit their highest level ever in 2021, with 1 person dead every 11 minutes,” Scott Neuman, NPR, June 6, 2023