N.R.A. squelches studies of gun violence - N.Y. Times

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N.R.A. Stymies Firearms Research, Scientists Say

By MICHAEL LUO

Published: January 25, 2011

Keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally disturbed should be a consensus objective.  How to do it requires study but researchers who study guns and violence say the influence of the National Rifle Association has all but choked off funds.

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WISQARS Leading Causes of Death Report - 2007

Cause of Death	Number of Deaths		Percentage of All Deaths in Age Group
All Violence-Related Injury Deaths	53,371		100.0%
Suicide Firearm	17,352		32.5%
Homicide Firearm	12,632		23.7%
Suicide Suffocation	8,161		15.3%
Suicide Poisoning	6,358		11.9%
Homicide Cut/pierce	1,981		3.7%
Homicide Unspecified	1,846		3.5%
Suicide Fall	731		1.4%
Homicide Suffocation	637		1.2%
Suicide Cut/pierce	619		1.2%
Homicide Other Spec., NECN	586		1.1%
All Others	2,468		4.6%