[From left] Dale Volker, Quinton Scott, and Peter Paugh all died from guns. Paula Volker, Peoria Friendship House, Dorothy Paugh hide caption
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More than 19,000 homicides in 2020 involved a firearm — an increase of nearly 5,000 from 2019. Mongkol Nitirojsakul/EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption
Firearm-related homicide rate skyrockets amid stresses of the pandemic, the CDC says
Firearms were the leading cause of death among children under the age of 19 in 2020. Until then, motor vehicle accidents had spent the last 60 years as the leading cause of death for kids. Brian Blanco/Getty Images hide caption
Protestors take part in a rally of Moms against gun violence and calling for Federal Background Checks on August 18, 2019 in New York City. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Eleven-year-old Davon McNeal was one of several children gunned down by gun violence over the Fourth of July weekend. His dream was to play for the NFL and buy his mother "the biggest house." Courtesy of John Ayala hide caption
'Who Does This To A Kid?' D.C. Family Mourns 11-Year-Old Killed By Crossfire
Family members who have lost a loved one because of gun violence leave remembrance items inside the glass bricks of the four houses that are the cornerstone of the Gun Violence Memorial Project. Cheryl Corley/NPR hide caption
Nearly 700 People In The U.S. Die From Gun Violence Each Week; A Memorial Honors Them
Colin Goddard was shot four times, but says he received an outpouring of support as he recovered. He worries about others who didn't get the same kind of support. Courtesy of Colin Goddard hide caption
Surrendered handguns are piled in a bin during a gun buyback event in Los Angeles on May 31, 2014. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
A makeshift shrine to the victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Slate and a citizen journalist are trying to track gun deaths across the nation since that Dec. 14 mass shooting. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images hide caption