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Familicides in the US surge to at least 17 in 2026, up from six last year

Guardian links US familicide spike to firearm access

1 Sep 19 8:00 AM · 4d ago · 2 articles · 2 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 1

Citing Northeastern University data showing at least 17 familicides in 2026, the Guardian reports experts attribute the rise chiefly to the ease of accessing guns in the US compared with other high-income countries.

Guardian links US familicide spike to firearm access
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“There are way too many guns around and easy to pick up, and when someone is in some sort of a rage place, guns get picked up in anger.”

Jacquelyn Campbell

Jacquelyn Campbell Johns Hopkins nursing professorKatherine Keyes Columbia University epidemiology professorBrad Ireland Father of two children killed in the Montana familicideJonathan McFarland Sole survivor of the Iowa family killingAlan Smith Perpetrator, Billings, Montana familicide

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  1. 2 outlets ‘Way too many guns around’: experts say firearm access key factor in spate of US family killings

    first by Guardian, 4d ago · also Guardian US

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