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Geographic Distribution of Gun Deaths Teens living in the West and South are more likely to die from a firearm wound than are teens in the Northeast and Upper Midwest. Louisiana had by far the highest teen firearm death rate—nearly 20% higher than any other state.(Summer/Fall 2002)	Firearm Death Rates for Black Males Black males ages 15 to 19 are much more likely to die from firearm wounds than are any other group of youth. The firearm death rate for these black males in 1998 was five times the rates for non-Hispanic white and Asian/Pacific Islander males, and twice the rates for Hispanic and American Indian males.(Summer/Fall 2002)
Firearm Death Rates From 1993 to 1998, the death rate from firearms declined by nearly 50%. By 1998, the firearm death rate for children and teenagers under age 20 was the same as it was in 1978, but still about one-third higher than in 1968.(Summer/Fall 2002)	Child and Youth Homicide The majority of firearm deaths among children and youth are homicides—particularly among children under age 12 and older teens ages 17 to 19.(Summer/Fall 2002)
Firearm Injuries and Deaths More than 20,000 children and teenagers under age 20 were killed or injured by a firearm in 1998.(Summer/Fall 2002)	Unlicensed Gun Vendors Guns sold by licensed dealers account for only about 60% of the guns sold in the United States. Guns sold by private parties, collectors, and unlicensed vendors at gun shows account for 40% of all gun sales. These sales are not regulated by the federal government, nor by most states.(Summer/Fall 2002)
Juveniles, Young Adults, and Crime Guns In 1999, approximately 9% of guns traced by ATF after being recovered by police following a crime were taken from juveniles, and an additional 34% were seized from people ages 18 to 24.(Summer/Fall 2002)	Gun Accessibilty and Depression In one study published in 2000, gun-owning parents of depressed adolescents at risk of suicide were counseled by their doctors to remove firearms from the home. Only 27% did so.(Summer/Fall 2002)