11 Facts about Gun Control

1. In 2005, a total of 3,027 young people were killed by firearms in the U.S.
2. About 81% of murder victims aged 12 to 24 years old were killed with a firearm in 2005.
3. In the same year, firearms were responsible for 52% of deaths for African Americans.
4. Firearms are the second-leading cause of death (after motor vehicle accidents) for young people 19 and under in the U.S.
5. The rate of firearm death of under 14-years-olds is nearly 12 times higher in the U.S. than in 25 other industrialized countries combined.
6. About 34% of households in the U.S. contain a gun. This translates into a loaded goal in one in every ten households with children, and a gun that’s left unlocked and just “hidden away” in one in every eight family homes.
7. The risk of homicide in the home is three times greater in households with guns.
8. The risk of suicide is five times greater in households with guns.
9. Suicides accounted for 55% of the nation’s nearly 31,000 firearm death in 2005.
10. Gun-related suicides have outnumbered firearm homicides and accidents for 20 of the last 25 years.
11. More than 90% of suicide attempts using guns are successful, while the success rate for jumping from high places is 34%.

Sources:
Brady Campaign
News Batch
NEA Health Information Network