In 2022, the United States recorded more than 48,000 firearm-related deaths, with gun suicides significantly outpacing gun homicides. According to provisional mortality data from the CDC, there were approximately 27,000 gun suicides, marking a record high, compared to 19,500 gun homicides. This trend has been consistent for the past 25 years, with gun suicides outnumbering gun homicides annually. Montana has had the highest suicide rate in the country for the past three years, with most deaths involving firearms. Despite these statistics, the issue of gun suicides often remains underrepresented in the national debate over gun violence. June is National #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth.
Gun suicides consistently outstrip gun homicides in the U.S., despite drawing less attention than other forms of gun violence. Read more in our #MorningBriefing: https://t.co/ugKNExeiq3 https://t.co/1isui1CbFg
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βThere have been more gun suicides than gun homicides in the United States every year for the past 25 years. Yet the harm inflicted on communities by suicides rarely registers in the national debate over guns.β https://t.co/bZZEYPx55b
Gun suicides have outpaced gun homicides in the U.S. for the past 25 years. https://t.co/Xb2pCRJont https://t.co/QzFpgqDTaP
Montanaβs suicide rate has been the highest in the U.S. for the past three years, with most of the deaths involving firearms. Most gun deaths in America are self-inflicted, yet suicide rarely registers in the national debate over guns. https://t.co/YclOe5LccX
βmost gun deaths in America are self-inflicted. There were about 27,000 gun suicides in 2022. That was a record, and far higher than the 19,500 gun homicides documented that yearβ via @NYTimes https://t.co/EJeGuVcZh2
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