Gun Policy News
Family Advocates, Police Join Domestic Violence Gun Control Campaign
22 April 2009
Badger Herald (Wisconsin)
To mourn the more than 450 men, women and children in the state of Wisconsin who die due to gun violence each year, the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort hosted a meeting at the Capitol Tuesday to find solutions to gun violence.
According to WAVE research, an average of 56 teenagers die of gunshot wounds, and gunfire kills more teenagers than all natural causes combined.
Additionally, children in the United States under the age of 15 are 12 times more likely to die... (GunPolicy.org)