Additionally, unless you live in a large urban center, your
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odds of being shot are dramatically lower:
Research analysis of FBI crime data from nearly 600 cities11 found that in 2023, over half of the gun homicides reported to the FBI occurred in just 42 cities, including Chicago, Philadelphia, Memphis, Houston, and others .12 Research shows that within these cities, a small percentage of the total population are people within the social networks most likely to be involved in gun violence. The majority of these people live in neighborhoods that are characterized by high rates of poverty, racial segregation and discrimination, and many other deep-rooted systemic and structural inequities.13
Black Americans represent the majority of gun homicide victims. In fact, Black people in the US are more than 12 times more likely than white people to die by gun homicide.14
The US gun homicide rate is 26 times that of other high-