Studies show that every day, 90 people lose their lives, and 200 more people are injured due to urban gun violence. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that African-Americans are, on average, eight times more likely to be killed by firearms than whites.
Gun violence is the leading cause of death for black males and the second leading cause of death for Latino males, ages 15-34. Additionally, for the survivors, what follows is a lifetime of grief and trauma. As Loyola University criminologist and psychologist Arthur Lurigio says, “We think that the incident is over after their bullet wounds recover, but really, this is just the beginning of their suffering.”
