This statistic displays selected potential health-related aspects that would be avoided if guns were banned in the United States, as of 2015. Under a firearm ban, about 174 billion U.S. dollars in medical and health-related costs could be avoided. Those who support gun control in the United States state that by keeping firearms away from criminals, surrounding communities would be safer.
Potential health-related aspects avoided by banning guns in the United States as of 2015
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The Economist. (August 1, 2015). Potential health-related aspects avoided by banning guns in the United States as of 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/451515/predicted-change-avoided-related-to-health-by-banning-guns-in-the-us/
The Economist. "Potential health-related aspects avoided by banning guns in the United States as of 2015 ." Chart. August 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/451515/predicted-change-avoided-related-to-health-by-banning-guns-in-the-us/
The Economist. (2015). Potential health-related aspects avoided by banning guns in the United States as of 2015 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/451515/predicted-change-avoided-related-to-health-by-banning-guns-in-the-us/
The Economist. "Potential Health-related Aspects Avoided by Banning Guns in The United States as of 2015 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/451515/predicted-change-avoided-related-to-health-by-banning-guns-in-the-us/
The Economist, Potential health-related aspects avoided by banning guns in the United States as of 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/451515/predicted-change-avoided-related-to-health-by-banning-guns-in-the-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Potential health-related aspects avoided by banning guns in the United States as of 2015 [Graph], The Economist, August 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/451515/predicted-change-avoided-related-to-health-by-banning-guns-in-the-us/
