POLITICO: U.S. gun death rates hit highest levels in decades, study says

MORE than 47,000 firearm deaths in the United States in the last year [Politico]( U.S. gun death rates hit highest levels in decades, study says Gun violence is destroying our communities and taking American lives. It's time to end this decades-long streak. [Will you make a donation before our end-of-week deadline to help pass gun safety legislation? Every dollar supports our work to end gun violence >>]( According to this new study by Harvard University's Injury Control Research Center: 👉 There have been MORE than 47,000 firearm deaths in the United States in the last year. That's the highest number in FOUR decades. 👉 14% of the victims were women - with a dramatic increase for Black women. 👉 Gun deaths have been steadily increasing since 2005, and unless we do something, the numbers will continue to rise. Gun extremists in Congress are doing everything they can to ensure our country continues down this deadly path by blocking gun safety legislation on behalf of gun lobby profits. That's why we're working to DEFEAT them and finally end gun violence in America, but we urgently need your help to keep our programs running. [Please, make a donation of $5 or whatever you can afford before our end-of-week deadline to support our programs and keep us on track. >>]( If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [$5 →]( [$10 →]( [$25 →]( [$50 →]( [$100 →]( [Other →]( Thank you, Brady PAC [Brady PAC]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( If you prefer to donate by mail, please make checks payable to: Brady PAC, c/o Digital 600 Pennsylvania Ave SE, #15180, Washington, D.C. 20003 Paid for by Brady Pac (bradypac.org) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee [You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time.](