A friend of mine is moving out of the USA later this week.

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79. A few facts ...

https://www.americanprogress.org › article › in-2023-gun-violence-trended-down-across-the-country
In 2023, Gun Violence Trended Down Across the Country
Jan 31, 2024Gun violence surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, ... States that received an "A" grade from Giffords in 2023 experienced a 13.7 percent drop in total gun homicides from 2022 to 2023. States ...

https://www.pewresearch.org › short-reads › 2023 › 04 › 26 › what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s
What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.
Apr 26, 2023About eight-in-ten U.S. murders in 2021 - 20,958 out of 26,031, or 81% - involved a firearm. That marked the highest percentage since at least 1968, the earliest year for which the CDC has online records. More than half of all suicides in 2021 - 26,328 out of 48,183, or 55% - also involved a gun, the highest percentage since 2001.

https://www.npr.org › 2023 › 12 › 29 › 1222252493 › the-u-s-saw-a-big-drop-in-shootings-in-2023
The U.S. saw a big drop in shootings in 2023 : NPR
Dec 29, 2023When it comes to crime, cities across the country experienced big drops in shootings in 2023. Some of the largest decreases occurred in cities that have become almost synonymous with gun crime ...

https://www.nytimes.com › 2023 › 11 › 01 › briefing › gun-violence.html
A Drop in American Gun Violence - The New York Times
Nov 1, 2023Hilary Swift for The New York Times. By German Lopez. Nov. 1, 2023. American gun violence can feel like an unsolvable problem, with every mass shooting, like last week's killings in Maine ...



Gun violence is a problem we need to resolve. The civilians in this country need to be largely disarmed. But we need to not over react to the situation. It's bad, but it has been worse. It is resolvable.