Season 2 Episode #22 - STORIES: The Lasting Impact of Surviving Gun Violence

In My Backyard

Aug 01 2023 | 00:51:25

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Show Notes

The Center for Disease Control reports that 48,830 people died from gun-related injuries in the United States in 2021 (last year with available data). These horrific statistics only tell a part of the story. They don’t count people who are shot but survive and the witnesses who are left forever changed by the experience. Today’s […]

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