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Gun violence soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds – but the reasons why are complex

  • Written by Paddy Ssentongo, Assistant Research Professor of Neural Engineering, Penn State
imageGun violence spiked in more than half of all U.S. states in the first 13 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty ImagesimageCC BY-ND

In a new study, we found that the overall U.S. gun violence rate rose by 30% during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the year before. In 28 states, the rates were...

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