Tag: Gun Violence
Youth Use Anonymous Reporting System for Firearm-Related Threats
Almost 10 percent of tips referenced firearm-related terms, with potential school shootings reported most frequently
Unintentional Firearm Injury Deaths in Children Mainly Occur in Homes
Firearms used in unintentional injury deaths often stored loaded and unlocked
Lower Mortality, Better Outcomes Seen for Women With Gun-Related Injury
Women have lower rate of in-hospital mortality, deep vein thrombosis, lower incidence of drug, alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Handguns Are Most Used Weapon in School Shootings Executed by Teens
Firearms were mainly lower or moderate in power; 82.1 percent were obtained via theft from relatives
Health Care Spending Up for Child Survivors of Firearm Injuries
Survivors and family members of survivors have increased mental health care use
12.0 Percent of Child Firearm Homicides Are Related to Intimate Partner Violence
Child firearm homicides have greater odds of involving IPV when precipitated by conflict, crisis, co-occurring with perpetrator suicide
Biometric Gun Safes Recalled After 12-Year-Old’s Death
Flawed fingerprint technology allows unauthorized users, including children, to access firearms in the safe
Recurrent Injury, Death Common After Acute Firearm Injury
Individuals experiencing recurrent injury are typically young and mostly male, Black, and uninsured
Firearms Continue to Be Leading Cause of Death in U.S. Children
2018 to 2021 saw 41.6 percent increase in firearm death rate; 82.6 percent of deaths were in children aged 15 to 19 years
1999 to 2020 Saw Rise in Poisoning, Firearm, and Injury Deaths
Authors call the rapid increase in deaths due to unintentional poisonings and firearm homicides a national emergency
