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- Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention
The continued high incidence of firearms deaths in the United States is a national disgrace. Despite declining rates over the past decade, firearm injuries remain the second leading cause of death for young Americans, trailing only motor vehicle crashes.1 The toll of gun violence extends well beyond those killed or injured. Children growing up in communities with high rates of gun violence grow up without a favorite uncle, classmate, close friend, or relative. These effects are real, as described in the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, which demonstrated the long-term consequences of witnessing violence on physical and mental health.2
The article, by Carter et al in this issue,3 describes patterns of firearm ownership among adolescents and young adults who presented to the emergency department for assault-related injuries. Nearly 1 in 4 of these patients had a firearm; few of them were obtained legally.
Many of the patients in the Carter study obtained their guns from friends and family. In …
Address correspondence to Robert D. Sege, MD, PhD, Division of Family and Child Advocacy, Boston Medical Center, 850 Harrison Ave, Dowling 3 South, Boston, MA 02118. E-mail: Robert.sege{at}bmc.org
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