Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 48 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2020

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) ^ | May 26,2023 | Liu GS, Nguyen BL, Lyons BH, et al.

[LadyDoc]

...Results: For 2020, NVDRS collected information on 64,388 fatal incidents involving 66,017 deaths that occurred in 48 states (46 states collecting statewide data, 35 California counties, and four Texas counties), and the District of Columbia. In addition, information was collected for 729 fatal incidents involving 790 deaths in Puerto Rico. Data for Puerto Rico were analyzed separately. Of the 66,017 deaths, the majority (58.4%) were suicides, followed by homicides (31.3%), deaths of undetermined intent (8.2%), legal intervention deaths (1.3%) (i.e., deaths caused by law enforcement and other persons with legal authority to use deadly force acting in the line of duty, excluding legal executions), and unintentional firearm deaths (<1.0%)....

[LadyDoc]

The rest of the article goes into ethnic groups, age, etc.

So those arguing against gun control can read it and pick out those statistics to back their argument from the data.

The argument for gun control rarely mentions suicide, even though suicide by gun is more common than murder by gun.

And guys, this might include some of your friends, so please be aware of the problem.

Among all suicide victims, when circumstances were known, suicide was most often preceded by a mental health, intimate partner, or physical health problem or by a recent or impending crisis during the previous or upcoming 2 weeks

[Ikeon]

you missed this suicide stat.

Across all age groups, the suicide rate was highest among adults aged ≥85 years.

IT'S NOT TEEN SUICIDES! Its the elderly. So stop whining about bullying killing 13 y.o's. start visiting grandma and grampa more!!!

[Ikeon]

Another major factor was a majority of suicide victims were tested and had meth and/or anti-depressents in their systems!!

keep your friends and family off meth and anti-depressents! and benzos- ie: anti-anxiety drugs.

The less bad news is, cannibus was way down on the list in the blood tests of suicide victims..

[LadyDoc]

That was my point. Gun suicides are often older men. When they get depressed and are socially isolated suicide is seen as a problem. So help your friends when they have troubles.

Kids usually overdose

[maddog55]

64,388 fatal incidents involving 66,017 deaths... Doesn’t make sense.