The Statistics are Heartbreaking
Gun violence in the United States of America continues to shock communities on a daily basis. Gun violence is defined as “violence committed with the use of firearms, for example pistols, shotguns, assault rifles, or machine guns.” Everyday, approximately 310 people are shot in the United States of America. Of those shot, approximately 100 people are killed from guns every day. The impact on children is staggering. From January 1, 2020 through February 15, 2020, 51 children were killed by guns and another 91 children were injured nationwide in the US. These statistics are not limited to criminal activities and include accidental shootings and suicides as well as homicides and intentional shootings. Below is a series of grave statistics compiled by bradyunited.org on its key statistics page:
Every day, 310 people are shot in the United States. Among those:
100 people are shot and killed
210 survive gun injuries
95 are injured in an attack
61 die from suicide
10 survive a suicide attempt
1 is killed unintentionally
90 are shot unintentionally
1 is killed by legal intervention
4 are shot by legal intervention
1 died but the intent was unknown
12 are shot but the intent was unknown
DAILY GUN VIOLENCE IMPACTING CHILDREN AND TEENS (1-17)
Every day, 21 children and teens (1-17) are shot in the United States. Among those:
4 die from gun violence
2 are murdered
17 children and teens survive gun injuries
8 are injured in an attack
2 children and teens either die from suicide or survive a suicide attempt
8 children and teens are shot instances of family fire — a shooting involving an improperly stored or misused gun found in the home resulting in injury or death
Written by Liz Clark
https://www.bradyunited.org/key-statistics; https://www.teamenough.org/gun-violence-statistics https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/arms-control/gun-violence/; https://lawcenter.giffords.org/facts/gun-violence-statistics; https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/child-injured-killed;