Guns Now Cause More Trauma-Related Deaths , Than Car Accidents in the United States.br CNN reports a new study has found trauma-related deaths by firearms br are now more likely than deaths by br car crashes in the United States.br CNN reports a new study has found trauma-related deaths by firearms br are now more likely than deaths by br car crashes in the United States.br Researchers say, in 2017, 1.44 million years br of potential life was lost by death related to br gun violence in America.br Experts say firearm deaths in the br United States continue to trend upward.br Experts say firearm deaths in the br United States continue to trend upward.br The main argument is that br the right to bear arms to prevent injury or to defend against aggressors may result in a br small number of preventable deaths is a plausible theory, , Study researchers, via 'Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open'.br ... however, the data reveal that br the resulting access to firearms has equated to magnitudes of death due to firearm suicides in the same individuals demanding access to firearms. , Study researchers, via 'Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open'.br The study found suicide to account for the highest number of gun-related deaths.br In 2018, over 24,000 Americans br committed suicide.br Researchers say the majority of suicide-related firearm deaths br occurred in white males.br Comparatively, homicide-related br firearm deaths in the United States br occur more frequently in Black males.