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Gun Violence in Decline - The issue of how to decrease gun violence in American keeps evolving, with lawmakers no closer to solidifying a comprehensive plan. While gun-related crimes continue to make headlines in recent months, a new report from the U.S. Justice Department finds that gun-related homicides has decreased by 39 percent and nonfatal firearms crimes have declined by 69 percent between 1993 and 2011. Keep reading for more highlights from the report.  —Britt Middleton (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Fatal and Nonfatal Incidents - Firearm-related homicides dropped from 18,253 homicides in 1993 to 11,101 in 2011. Nonfatal firearm crimes dropped from 1.5 million incidents in 1993 to 467,300 in 2011. (Photo: Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

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African-Americans and Gun Violence - In 2010, the rate of African-Americans killed by gun violence (14.6 per 100,000 people) was five to six times higher than every other racial group, including whites (1.9) and Latinos (4). (Photo: Glen Argov /Landov)

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Decline in Black Deaths - However, the report finds that gun-related homicides for Blacks had decreased by 51 percent (down from 30.1 per 100,000 people), between 1993 and 2010. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Violence by Region - In 2010, the South had the highest rate of firearm homicides (4.4 per 100,000 people) compared to the Midwest (4.4), the West (3.0) and the Northeast (2.8). (Photo: Eric Thayer Reuters)

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Location - Between 1993 and 2011, 42 percent of overall nonfatal incidents occurred in or around the victims' home. Twenty-three percent of incidents happened in an open area, on the street or while on public transportation, while less than one percent of nonfatal gun violence happened in schools. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

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Handgun Violence - In 2011, about 70 percent of all homicides and 8 percent of all nonfatal violent crimes (rape, sexual assault, robbery and aggravated assault) were committed with a firearm, mainly a handgun. (Photo: GettyImages)

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Tracking Gun Transactions - In 2004, the most recent year of data available according to the report, among state prison inmates who possessed a gun at the time of the offense, less than 2 percent bought their firearm at a flea market or gun show. (Photo: Seth Perlman/AP Photo, File)

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More Possession Concerns - About 10 percent of state prison inmates said they purchased a gun from a retail store or pawn shop, 37 percent obtained it from family or friends, and another 40 percent obtained it from an illegal source. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)