Analysis of CDC data shows Missouri ranked fourth in nation for 2018 gun-death rate

Thursday, February 27, 2020 ~ Updated 9:23 PM

The State of Missouri had the fourth-highest gun-death rate in the nation in 2018, according to a new analysis conducted by the Violence Policy Center, a national educational organization working to stop gun death and injury.

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