Firearm violence in the 21st century







Firearm violence in the 21st century



 The mortality rate from firearm violence has remained essentially unchanged since just before the
Turn of the twenty-first century but the patterns for suicide and homicide have changed dramatically, according  to a UC Davis study on the epidemiology of gun violence from 2003 to 2012.

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