(The group is a sister organization of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, an advocacy group that works to oppose the N.R.A.) data by the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, a public health think tank. In 2017, about 60 percent of gun deaths were suicides, while about 37 percent were homicides, according to an analysis of the C.D.C. Suicides have historically made up most deaths by firearm in the United States, research shows. Gun Deaths Rise : Homicides and suicides involving guns, which soared in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, continued rising in 2021, reaching the highest rates in three decades.Gun Law : Between court challenges and the hostility of many sheriffs, New York’s effort to provide a model for new concealed-carry legislation after the Supreme Court struck down a stricter law could be teetering. Texas Goes Permitless : A new state law allowing people to carry handguns without a license has led to more spontaneous shootings, many in law enforcement say. A partial list of mass shootings this year offers a glimpse at the scope.
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