Gun fatalities began a steady annual increase starting in 2005, including a 20-percent jump between 2019 and 2021. ATLANTA — Firearm-related violence and suicides have increased notably since the COVID-19 pandemic, but new research by a team at Emory University documents just how bad gun violence has become in America. This latest work is the first … Continue reading U.S. gun deaths and suicides reaching ‘unprecedented levels’ over last 20 years