Gun Violence by the Numbers in 2023 - The Trace
WEBDec 31, 2023 · The number of mass shootings in 2023. 2023 has endured the second-highest number of mass shootings on record, falling only behind 2021, which saw 689 mass shootings. The total increased slightly from 646 in 2022. The mass shootings in 2023 killed 712 people and injured at least 2,692 others.
A Decade of American Gun Violence – The Trace
WEBThe Gun Violence Archive is America’s sole source for detailed data on gun injuries and deaths, a decade of which became available for the first time at the end of 2023. We’re mining the data for insights into one of the most devastating public health crises in the United States. 491,000.
I Shot Myself in the Head and Survived - The Trace
WEBSep 13, 2016. Christen and her father, after her suicide attempt. About 85 percent of people who attempt suicide with a gun will die. Christen McGinnes, 47, is a statistical exception: On October 22, 2010, she pointed a .357 revolver at her head, and pulled the trigger. Today, 46 surgeries later, she is a volunteer with the Trauma Survivors ...
The Simple Physics That Makes Some Bullets Deadlier Than Others …
WEBJun 21, 2017 · What makes the .223 potentially deadlier than the .22 is its velocity. When the .223 exits the barrel of a gun, it flies at more than 3,200 feet per second, and is still going 1,660 feet per second after traveling 500 yards. The .22, meanwhile, leaves the muzzle at 2,690 feet per second, and slows to 840 feet per second at 500 yards.
A Psychiatrist Debunks the Biggest Myths of Gun Suicides
WEBNov 2, 2015 · Suicide accounts for more than two-thirds of the 32,000 firearms deaths the United States averages every year. Or, to come at the issue a different way: Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for Americans aged 15 to 34, and more than 50 percent of cases involve guns. A big reason for the prevalence of firearms in suicides is the deadliness of guns themselves: When a firearm is used in a ...
The Undoing of Eddie Ray Routh - The Trace
WEBNov 23, 2015 · Kyle’s death generated an outpouring of grief in Texas, where he was celebrated as a hero in a memorial service at Texas Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys.It also resonated with gun enthusiasts across the country, who embraced Kyle as a celebrity at major events like Las Vegas’s SHOT show, the annual firearms industry convention.. Kyle’s legend as a kind of modern Wyatt Earp was ...
Kamala Harris’s Record on Guns - The Trace
WEBJul 24, 2024 · The divergent reactions reflect Harris’s record on guns after a two-decade-long political career that elevated her from a California prosecutor to first in the presidential line of succession. Harris, who oversees the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, has been a prominent voice for the Biden administration’s gun policy.
The 12 Reasons Why Americans Fail Federal Gun Background …
WEBJul 31, 2015 · The federal gun background check system has blocked more than 800,000 people convicted of a crime from acquiring a weapon since 1998. 2. Fugitive from Justice: 194,254. A surprising number of people on the run from open arrest warrants walk into gun stores and try to buy firearms. When a purchaser is …
When a Bullet Enters a Body: Gun Violence as Seen by a Trauma …
WEBBy Mike Spies. Sep 21, 2015. Flickr user Airman Magazine. After this story was published, trauma surgeon David Newman was convicted of sexually assaulting a patient. He lost his medical license and is no longer affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital. Last week, The Trace spoke with sociologist Jooyoung Lee, who documents the myriad psychological ...
Who Is Buying Byrna’s ‘Less-Lethal’ Guns and Ammunition? - The …
WEBNov 2, 2023 · Beretta and FN Herstal both developed less lethal shotguns, the LTLX-7000 and the FN 303, but neither brought the devices to the civilian market. Eric Bratten, who helped found the less lethal weapons company Mission Less Lethal and has worked at others, said the gunmakers were afraid of undermining their existing business.