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Patrolman Andrew Duarte had served with the West York Borough PD for over two years and previously served with the Denver Police Department for five years. This was a good-looking young man who seemed quite happy. Photo: public domain. In an average year,
1,759 people die and
4,020 are wounded by guns in Pennsylvania. The Keystone State has the 20th highest rate of gun violence in the US. Pennsylvania firearm licenses in 2021:
348,167. An estimated
40.7% of adults in Pennsylvania have guns in their homes.
By contrast the entire country of Canada with approximately 41.6m people suffered 289 homicides by firearms in 2023.
