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4  NEW YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSN., INC. v. BRUEN 

BREYER, J., dissenting 

237 (2021) (Kaufman).

Worse  yet,  gun  violence  appears  to  be  on  the  rise.  By
2020,  the  number  of  firearm-related  deaths  had  risen  to 
45,222, CDC, Fast Facts, or by about 25% since 2015.  That 
means that, in 2020, an average of about 124 people died 
from gun violence every day.  Ibid.  As I mentioned above, 
gun violence has now become the leading cause of death in
children  and  adolescents,  surpassing  car  crashes,  which 
had previously been the leading cause of death in that age 
group for over 60 years.  Goldstick 1955; J. Bates, Guns Be-
came  the  Leading  Cause  of  Death  for  American  Children 
and  Teens  in  2020,  Time,  Apr.  27,  2022,  https://www.
time.com/6170864/cause-of-death-children-guns/.  And  the 
consequences of gun violence are borne disproportionately 
by communities of color, and Black communities in partic-
ular.  See  CDC,  Age-Adjusted  Rates  of  Firearm-Related 
Homicide,  by  Race,  Hispanic  Origin,  and  Sex—National 
Vital Statistics System, United States, 2019, at 1491 (Oct.
22,  2021),  https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/pdfs/ 
mm7042a6-H.pdf (documenting 34.9 firearm-related homi-
cides per 100,000 population for non-Hispanic Black men in
2019, compared to 7.7 such homicides per 100,000 popula-
tion for men of all races); S. Kegler et al., CDC, Vital Signs: 
Changes in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates—United 
States,  2019–2020,  at  656–658  (May  13,  2022),  https:// 
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/pdfs/mm7119e1-H.pdf.
The  dangers  posed  by  firearms  can  take  many  forms.
Newspapers  report  mass  shootings  occurring  at  an  enter-
tainment  district  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania  (3  dead 
and 11 injured); an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas (21
dead); a supermarket in Buffalo, New York (10 dead and 3
injured); a series of spas in Atlanta, Georgia (8 dead); a busy 
street in an entertainment district of Dayton, Ohio (9 dead
and  17  injured);  a  nightclub  in  Orlando,  Florida  (50  dead 
and 53 injured); a church in Charleston, South Carolina (9
dead); a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado (12 dead and 50