Guns Now Cause More Trauma-Related Deaths Than Car Accidents in the United States

Guns Now Cause More Trauma-Related Deaths , Than Car Accidents in the United States.

CNN reports a new study has found trauma-related deaths by firearms are now more likely than deaths by car crashes in the United States.

CNN reports a new study has found trauma-related deaths by firearms are now more likely than deaths by car crashes in the United States.

Researchers say, in 2017, 1.44 million years of potential life was lost by death related to gun violence in America.

Experts say firearm deaths in the United States continue to trend upward.

Experts say firearm deaths in the United States continue to trend upward.

The main argument is that the right to bear arms to prevent injury or to defend against aggressors may result in a small number of preventable deaths is a plausible theory, , Study researchers, via 'Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open'.

... however, the data reveal that the resulting access to firearms has equated to magnitudes of death due to firearm suicides in the same individuals demanding access to firearms. , Study researchers, via 'Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open'.

The study found suicide to account for the highest number of gun-related deaths.

In 2018, over 24,000 Americans committed suicide.

Researchers say the majority of suicide-related firearm deaths occurred in white males.

Comparatively, homicide-related firearm deaths in the United States occur more frequently in Black males.

The study notes, among women, homicide-related firearm deaths rose 10% in the last decade, while suicide by firearm among females skyrocketed 31%