NC Violent Death Reporting System Releases Annual Report

The North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System has released its Annual Report with 2006 violent death data.

A few firearm statistics from the report:

* 62% of all violent deaths were firearm related

* 59% of suicide deaths were firearm related

* 45.5% of child violent death were firearm related

To read the full report click HERE

Across the World

Guns kill more than 1,000 North Carolinians every year

Approximately one NC Child is killed by a gun every week

In NC in 2004 54.7% of adolescent suicide deaths were with a firearm

Almost 50% of Domestic Violence homicides are firearm related

A UNC Study found that 43% of NC gun owners with small children leave their weapon unlocked

NC is the 5th leading source for handguns used in crimes nationwide