In Medical Triumph, Homicides Fall Despite Soaring Gun Violence

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"Did everybody become a lousy shot all of a sudden? No," said Jim Pasco, executive director of the National Fraternal Order of Police, a union that represents about 330,000 officers. "The potential for a victim to survive a wound is greater than it was 15 years ago."

In other words, more people in the U.S. are getting shot, but doctors have gotten better at patching them up. Improved medical care doesn't account for the entire decline in homicides but experts say it is a major factor."


Gun Violence is increasing but thanks to medical science, better policing, and an older population homicides are dropping.

Knowledge is power.

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1. C'mon, Gungeoneers, set the record straight.

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