Gun-inflicted fatalities have alarmingly increased among the youth, with high schoolers aged 14 to 18 facing an elevated risk compared to younger children, according to a new study from Washington ...

Gun-related deaths rose dramatically among youth, Washington State University (WSU) researchers found through a recent study. From 2017 to 2022, guns surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of ...

A 7-year-old boy picks up a handgun during the 2022 National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston. The number of firearm deaths among children and teens in the United States have jumped 50% ...

Firearm-related deaths are up dramatically among middle- and high school-aged youth, according to a new study led by Washington State University researchers. The researchers found that, nationwide, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smith and Wesson handguns are displayed during the 2015 NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits in Nashville, Tenn. A new report found ...

Shelby County leads the state of Tennessee in firearm deaths by county from 2019 to 2023, with a reported 1,849 firearm deaths. The information comes as gun deaths in Tennessee hit a record high in ...

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein faced pushback on social media over a claim about his state’s gun violence. “Guns are the leading cause of death for children in North Carolina,” Stein said in a June 6 ...

A state-appointed task force tracks child fatalities in North Carolina. The group released a February report on data from 2023, the most recent available. Although there are multiple ways to parse the ...

Gun violence has long been a concern in the U.S., with the nation's gun-related death rates resembling rates seen in countries experiencing active conflict, says the Commonwealth Fund. In 2023, there ...

Gun violence is the leading cause of death among children and teens in the U.S. Firearm suicide rates are higher in Wisconsin’s rural and suburban communities than in urban areas. The “Safe Summer” ...

Firearm-related deaths are up dramatically among middle- and high school-aged youth, according to a new study led by Washington State University researchers. The researchers found that, nationwide, ...