WAPT 16 ABC: CDC data highlights high firearm death rates in rural Mississippi communities

Rural America is facing a gun violence crisis often overshadowed by national attention on crime in large cities, and Mississippi is among the states affected.

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows some of the highest firearm homicide rates in the country are found in small, rural areas. Many of those communities are also struggling with high rates of gun suicide and limited access to mental health care.

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