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What does it mean?
Non-fatal shootings outnumber fatal ones significantly, and this rate of gun violence is unacceptable in the US.
In plain terms
For every death by shooting, three people survive, and this is unacceptable in America.
What can you take from it?
Gun violence affects many beyond just fatal cases and requires action.

Where it applies

  • public health
  • policy debate
  • crime prevention

Putting it to work

  • advocacy
  • policy making
  • community safety

Questions to consider

  • How do we reduce non-fatal shootings?
  • What makes gun violence unacceptable?

Another view

Focusing on non-fatal rates does not address root causes of gun violence.

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