Firearm violence occurred more frequently in US cities in 2020 compared with previous years.1 Two major events of 2020 may explain this increase: enactment of containment policies to reduce the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and a national reckoning with systemic racism, including widespread protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd.1 This study evaluated independent associations between COVID-19 containment policies and the killing of George Floyd on firearm violence in one US city, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [More]
I know the number I've shot has gone through the roof. How about you?
Funny, though. No cites to support the "systemic racism" claim...
Ah, well. It's not as if JAMA has shown itself to be that big of a stickler for proofs.
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