Guns have claimed more than 1.1 million lives in the US tin the past 30 years, and the of deaths saw a sharp uptick of 20 percent during the pandemic, according to new research.In one of the most comprehensive assessments of gun deaths in years, researchers from Emory University and Boston Children's Hospital showed that 1,110,421 people were killed by firearms between 1990 and 2021.Gun-related deaths started climbing steadily from 2005, but that upward trajectory has accelerated in recent years, including an uptick from 2019-2021, as Covid-19 led to lockdowns and economic turmoil.
Load More
Load More