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The Brady Campaign works to enact and enforce sensible gun laws, regulations and public policies through grassroots activism, electing pro-gun control public officials and increasing public awareness of gun violence.
Children and Guns [updated 4/17/07]
In 2004, almost eight young people aged 19 and under were killed a day in gun homicides, suicides and unintentional shootings in the United States. Many more were wounded. The scourge of gun violence frequently attacks the most helpless members of our society - our children. Consider these facts
Domestic Violence and Guns [updated 4/17/07]
Guns and domestic violence make a deadly combination. The presence of a gun in the home makes it 6 times more likely that an abused woman will be murdered.
Economic Costs of Gun Violence
Medical costs of gun violence put a terrible burden on health service providers and governments. When indirect costs of gun violence? loss of productivity, mental health treatment and rehabilitation, legal and judicial costs? are figured in, gun violence costs the US over $100 billion annually. Along with direct medical costs, gun violence involves loss of productivity, mental health care, emergency transport, and insurance administration.
Firearms and Suicide
In 2002, suicide by all means took the lives of 31,655 people in the United States. Of this number, 54% (17,108) were completed using a firearm.
Firearms Facts [updated 4/18/07]
Facts about firearms in America.
Gun Violence in the African American Community
Facts about gun violence in the African American community.
Intimate Homicide Victims by Gender of Victim and Weapon Used
Tables showing homicide victims, who are defined to include spouses, ex-spouses, boyfriends, and girlfriends, by the gender of the victim and the weapon used.
The Risks of Guns in the Home
A gun kept in the home is 22 times more likely to be used in an unintentional shooting (4 times), a criminal assault or homicide (7 times), or an attempted or completed suicide (11 times) than to be used to injure or kill in self-defense.
The Truth about Australia
The National Rifle Association likes to tell tall tales about Australia. The best one is that gun control Down Under is a failure.
Trends in Weapon and Circumstance Type
Tables showing trends in firearm related crimes.
Women and Guns
For years, the gun industry and gun lobby have perpetrated the myth that owning guns will protect women from violent crime.
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