{"id":1102,"date":"2023-04-11T09:44:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T09:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2023-04-11T09:44:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T09:44:45","slug":"most-americans-say-they-or-a-family-member-has-experienced-gun-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=1102","title":{"rendered":"Most Americans Say They or a Family Member Has Experienced Gun Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A majority of Americans say they or a family member has experienced gun violence, such as witnessing a shooting, being threatened by a person with a gun, or being shot, according to a sweeping new survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The national survey of 1,271 adults conducted by KFF revealed the severe physical and psychological harm exacted by firearm violence, especially in minority communities.<\/p>\n

Nearly 1 in 5 respondents , including 34% of Black adults, 18% of Hispanic adults, and 17% of white adults, said a family member had been killed by a gun.<\/p>\n

The survey \u201cconfirms that firearm-related injuries are ubiquitous,\u201d said Dr. Selwyn Rogers, a surgeon and founding director of the UChicago Medicine trauma center. \u201cFor every person killed, there are two or three people harmed. These are people who have had fractures, who may have been paralyzed or disabled.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond causing physical injuries, gun violence has left many Americans living with trauma and fear, Rogers said.<\/p>\n

Just over half of adults say gun-related crimes, injuries, and deaths are a \u201cconstant threat\u201d or \u201cmajor concern\u201d in their communities. Black and Hispanic adults were more likely than white adults to describe gun violence as a constant threat or major concern. About 3 in 10 Black or Hispanic adults say they feel \u201cnot too safe\u201d or \u201cnot safe at all\u201d from gun violence in their neighborhoods. (Hispanics can be of any race or combination of races.)<\/p>\n

Women also reported high rates of concern about firearm violence, with 58% saying gun-related crimes are a constant threat or major concern, compared with 43% of men. More than half of intimate partner homicides are committed with guns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Parents are worried about their children as well.<\/p>\n

About 1 in 4 parents of children under 18 say they worry daily or almost daily about gun violence, the KFF survey found, and 84% of adults report having taken at least one precaution to reduce their family\u2019s risk from gun violence. More than one-third of adults say they have avoided large crowds, such as at music festivals or crowded bars, for example.<\/p>\n

Gun violence surged during the pandemic. There were a record 48,830 firearm-related deaths in 2021, an increase of 23% from 2019<\/a>, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center. The increase among children was even sharper. Firearm deaths among Americans under 18 \u2014 which include those due to homicide, suicide, and gun-related accidents \u2014 increased 50%, from 1,732 in 2019 to 2,590 in 2021.<\/p>\n

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