Commentary: A firearm-related injury is a chronic and expensive condition, but many victims are forgotten
Mass shootings turn heads and capture media headlines, but in truth they represent less than 1% of all shootings in America. Despite increasing recognition that firearm violence is an epidemic, we fail to acknowledge the disproportionate contribution of single-victim firearm injuries to the overall burden of gun violence.
“Everyday” firearm violence affects older white men with suicidal intentions and the most marginalized people in America: the Black and brown. This is the leading cause of premature death for Black men and the
