If you want your family to be safe - don't have any guns in the house. This basic stat has been true for at least the last 50 years. Having a gun in the house is a very dangerous thing to do.
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Firearm violence is a preventable public health tragedy affecting communities across the United States. In 2022, 48,117 people died by firearms in the United States -- an average — an average of one death every 11 minutes. Over 26,993 people died by firearm suicide, 19,592 died by firearm homicide, 472 died by unintentional gun injury, and an estimated 649 were fatally shot by law enforcement. In addition, an average of more than 200 Americans visit the emergency department for nonfatal firearm injuries each day.3
Firearm Violence in the United States | Center for Gun Violence Solutions
Firearm violence is a preventable public health tragedy affecting communities across the United States. In 2022, 48,117 people died by firearms in the United States -- an average — an average of one death every 11 minutes. Over 26,993 people died by firearm suicide, 19,592 died by firearm homicide, 472 died by unintentional gun injury, and an estimated 649 were fatally shot by law enforcement. In addition, an average of more than 200 Americans visit the emergency department for nonfatal firearm injuries each day.3
