| Firearms were used in 51 out of the 56 deaths of law enforcement officers. Handguns were used in 38 cases, rifles in 9 and shotguns in 4. |
-US Department of Justice (2003).
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted in 2002.
May 12, 2003
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| In 1996, over one quarter (26%) of all deaths by firearm were young men between the ages of 15-24. This accounts for over 8,700 young male lives lost to gun-related injury. |
-Peters KD, Kichanek, KD, Murphy SL. Deaths: Final data for 1996.
National Vital Statistics Reports. 1998; 47(9)
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| Children are most often the victims of unintentional firearm deaths. In 1996, nearly 400 children age 19 and younger died in the U.S. from unintentional shootings. |
-Database online, http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/osp/data.htm, Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
Accessed December 1998, Join Together.
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| In 2001, 29,573 Americans were killed with firearms in homicides, suicides, and accidents. That’s 81 people daily! |
-Center for Health Statistics
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| Handguns were used to murder 17,204 people in this country in 1997 |
-FBI Uniform Crime Reports
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| In 1997, nearly 3 of 4 juvenile murder offenders used guns to perpetrate their crimes. |
-F.B.I. Uniform Crime Reports
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| There are more than 211 million firearms in the possession of private citizens in the U.S. 71 million of those firearms are handguns. |
-Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (1999)
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| Firearm homicide is the leading cause of death for black males age 15-34 |
-Center for Health Statistics
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| In 1992, handguns were used to murder 36 people in Sweden, 97 in Switzerland, 60 in Japan, 128 in Canada, 33 in Great Britain, 13 in Australia, and 13,495 in America. |
-F.B.I. Uniform Crime Reports
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| Firearms kill more people between the ages of 15 and 24 than all natural causes combined. |
-Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
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| In 1998, more than 20,000 children and teenagers under age 20 were killed or injured by a firearm. |
| -National Center Heath Statistics |
