This seems to be very close to the number of Traffic Fatalities for 2021. From the way the news media reports on gun violence, I thought that the number of gun deaths was much higher than vehicle related deaths.
Well it's an issue is very politicized and that many people believe they can considerably improve the problem. Automobile safety is pretty non partisan and has been considered an acceptable risk by most.
There are stranger things about the issue though, for example the number of people murdered by handguns vs by rifles does not match the gun control rhetoric.
Total Number of GV Deaths - ALL Causes 44,795
Homicide/Murder/Unintentional/DGU 20,705
Suicide 24,090
Total Number of Injuries 40,418
Mass Shootings 693
Mass Murders 29
Number of Children (age 0-11)1 Killed 310 Injured 746
Number of Teens (age 12-17)1 Killed 1,228 Injured 3,369
Officer Involved Incident Killed 68
Officer Killed or Injured Injured 370
Officer Involved Incident Killed 1,325
Subject-Suspect Killed or Injured Injured 889
Defensive Use 1,236
Unintentional Shooting 1,992
Murder/Suicides Incidents 589