She is the author of “Arriving at Amen.”Before I started researching gun deaths, gun-control policy used to frustrate me. Two-thirds of gun deaths in the United States every year are suicides. However, the next-largest set of gun deaths — 1 in 5 — were young men aged 15 to 34, killed in homicides. These men were most likely to die at the hands of other young men, often related to gang loyalties or other street violence. A reduction in gun deaths is most likely to come from finding smaller chances for victories and expanding those solutions as much as possible.

Source: Washington Post October 03, 2017 19:06 UTC