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A new report from the National Safety Council shows unintentional firearm fatalities have hit a record low, accounting for only 1% of all firearm fatalities in 2018. 

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With the health care debate alive and kicking once again, a new study has found that Americans are paying hundreds of millions a year to care for people suffering from gun-related injuries.

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A recently released statistical report on unintentional injuries produced by the National Safety Council found that fatal accidental gun deaths are at the lowest levels since data has been collected.

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The House Education Committee is set to hear a proposal allowing Idaho public school boards to offer elective courses in gun safety to their students.

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Twelve-year-old Kanari Gentry-Bowers died in a hospital bed Wednesday night, the third child in two days to die from gunfire in the city of Chicago.

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The violence continued in Chicago, as five more people were killed and at least 22 wounded in shootings over the weekend.

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A Missouri lawmaker feels the National Rifle Association should show they care about stolen guns in this country and voice their support for legislation aimed to help solve that problem.

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New Orleans gun violence continues to soar in the new year, as the city has already seen an alarming number of shootings this month.

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After the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting and the rash of gun crimes that have plagued cities such as Chicago and Baltimore, many have expressed the desire to do something about the problem, but where exactly do the public and so-called experts agree?

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With a mere six gun deaths in 2014, Japan has some of the lowest rates of gun crime in the world and hopes to completely eradicate it in the near future.

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Guns.com reported recently on a US Department of Justice press release on a domestic violence study, making the familiar call for less access to firearms.

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Recent reports suggest the number of deaths due to opioids in a given year has surpassed the number of gun deaths in the same period.

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