EFTA01195282.pdf

Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence SENSIBLE GUN LAWS SAVE LIVES THERE ARE TOO MANY VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE As a nation, we are better than this IN ONE YEAR ON AVERAGE* (all ages) ▪ Over 108,000 (108,476) people in America are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, or by police intervention. 32,514 people die from gun violence: 75,962 people survive gun injuries: ✓ 11,294 people are murdered. ✓ 55,009 people are injured in an attack. ✓ 19,992 people kill themselves. ✓ 3,791 people survive a suicide attempt. ✓ 561 people are killed unintentionally. ✓ 16,334 people are shot unintentionally. ✓ 414 are killed by police intervention. ✓ 827 people are shot by police intervention. ✓ 254 die but intent is not known. IN ONE YEAR ON AVERAGE* (ages 0-19) ▪ Over 17,000 (17,499) American children and teens are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, unintentional shootings. or by police intervention. 2,677 kids die from gun violence: 14,822 kids survive gun injuries: ✓ 1,671 children and teens are murdered. ✓ 11,420 are injured in an attack. ✓ 827 children and teens kill themselves. ✓ 280 survive a suicide attempt." ✓ 124 children and teens killed unintentionally. ✓ 3,061 are shot unintentionally. ✓ 24 are killed by police intervention. ✓ 62 are shot in a police intervention." ✓ 30 die but the intent was unknown. EVERY DAY ON AVERAGE* (all ages) Every day, 297 people in America are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, and police intervention. ▪ Every day. 89 people die from gun violence: 31 are murdered; 55 kill themselves; 2 are killed unintentionally; 1 is killed by police intervention; 1 intent unknown. ▪ Every day, 208 are shot and survive: 151 shot in an assault; 10 survive a suicide attempt; 45 are shot unintentionally. 2 are shot in a police intervention. EVERY DAY ON AVERAGE• (ages 0-19) ▪ Every day, 48 children and teens are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts. unintentional shootings, and police intervention. ▪ Every day. 7 children and teens die from gun violence: 5 are murdered; 2 kill themselves. ▪ Every day, 41 children and teens are shot and survive: 31 shot in an assault; 1 survives a suicide attempt: 8 are shot unintentionally. "The Brady Campaign averaged the most recent five years of complete data (2009-2013) from death certificates and estimates of emergency room admissions available via CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control's Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting Svstem, www.cdc.eovhzcinc/wisuarst Data retrieved 1.22.15. Numbers may not sum to 100% because of rounding. **Estimate may be unstable. 840 First Street, NE, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20002 • (202) 370.811)0 • FAX (202) 370.8102 w.bradvcampaign.org EFTA01195282