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    How can federal agencies take action to prevent gun violence?

    2.8.2021

      Under the Biden Administration, major progress can be made towards ending gun violence. Soon-to-be led by new nominees from President Joe Biden, federal agencies including the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Veteran Affairs, and the Department of Justice can take steps to prevent gun violence in its varying forms.

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      Every day, more than 120 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice as many are shot and wounded and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence.

      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using four years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2021.

      Last updated: 2.13.2023