HealthDay (12/15, Murez) reports, “Gun deaths skyrocketed in the United States between 2019 and 2020, according to” an analysis of CDC data from 1981 to 2020 “on gun death rates.” The study revealed that “men were most affected, with Black men most frequently killed in gun murders and white men in gun suicides.” In fact, “between 2019 and 2020 alone, gun homicides rose 39% for Black people, highlighting a grim statistic associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.” The findings were published online in PLOS One.
Related Links:
— “Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected “Cara Murez, HealthDay, December 15, 2022