Gun violence causes tens of thousands of U.S. deaths each year and it's having a significant impact on the economy
to a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health analysis published in April. That year, 45,222 people died from gun-related injuries in the U.S. and gunshot wounds were the leading cause of death for kids and teens under 19. However, high-profile mass shootings represent only a small fraction—1% to 2%—of shooting deaths in the U.S. Most shooting deaths go unremarked on in national discourse and continue to disproportionatelyThe new Harvard research shows that U.S.
For those that survive firearm injuries, direct health-care costs are roughly $30,000 in just the first year alone, which is more than a 400% increase in spending from the pre-injury baseline compared to other workers who did not sustain firearm injuries, the study found.Revenue and productivity losses resulting from gun injuries to workers cost private companies an additional $535 million a year, the research estimated.
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