Worldwide gun deaths reach 250,000 a year

Gun deaths worldwide total about 250,000 yearly and the US is among six countries that make up half of those fatalities, a study has found.

Worldwide gun deaths reach 250,000 a year

Gun deaths worldwide total about 250,000 yearly and the US is among six countries that make up half of those fatalities, a study has found.

The results from one of the most comprehensive analyses of firearm deaths reveal "a major public health problem for humanity", according to an editorial published with the study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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