Medicaid funding to address gun violence appears promising for some states

Gun violence and accidental gun deaths in the United States have become a serious threat to public health in recent years. Even worse, all indicators suggest casualties due to guns will continue rising. There has been a steep increase in suicides and murders involving guns over the past decade, reaching record or near-record highs. This includes the significant jump in murders observed during the pandemic, and unfortunately, there hasn't been any shortage of gun violence in 2023. In fact, this summer has already been marked by a large number of mass shootings, including several over the 4th of July holiday.