In 2005, 30,694 people died from firearm-related injuries in the United States. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, WISQARS Injury Mortality Reports, 1999-2005, at http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/mortrate10_sy.html.
In 2005, 69,825 people were treated for nonfatal firearm-related injuries in the United States. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, WISQARS Nonfatal Injury Reports, 1999-2005, at http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/nfirates2001.html.
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