“Gun violence affects everybody across the board.”
In 2019, 470 people died because of gun violence in Minnesota. Those who died range from a a 4-year-old boy who was shot unintentionally to a dozen Minnesotans in their 80s, all of whom died by suicide. Minnesotans of all ages, and from all parts of the state, are directly and indirectly affected by gun violence.7
Reference: Stats from 2019 Minnesota death data report
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Is violent crime skyrocketing or plummeting? This question has become a fixture of the 2024 presidential race, with dueling claims from both campaigns. On October 16th, the headline at Real Clear Investigations, an online media site, touted what it called a bombshell report to support the narrative that crime is skyrocketing. However, the report was written by discredited former academic John Lott.
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In the past year, the Violence Prevention Project Research Center (VPPRC) has made significant strides in understanding and addressing gun violence through a range of research initiatives.
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