evidence: These atrocities made headlines across the nation and shocked our collective consciousness, but much less discussed is the regular, unrelenting toll that gun violence takes on Hispanic and Latino communities. On average, more than 13 Hispanic people die from gun violence every day.5 Almost half of all Latino youth in major US cities live less than a mile away from a gun homicide that occurred in the past year.6 And gun violence in the Hispanic community has been on the rise, nearly doubling since 2014.7 [...] Gun violence kills 4,900 Hispanic people in the US every year.16 However, in 2022, a record 5,853 Hispanic people died from gun violence.17 The Latino community, particularly Latino youth, has been disproportionately impacted by gun violence. Gun deaths among Hispanic people have increased at nearly twice the rate of gun deaths nationally. From 2014 to 2022, the number of Hispanic gun deaths nearly doubled; comparatively, national gun deaths rose 43%.18 Firearm homicides account for almost 60% of all Hispanic gun deaths.19 Firearm homicide deaths take a disproportionate toll on Hispanic Americans compared to many other racial and ethnic groups. In fact, the Hispanic firearm homicide rate is more than double the non-Hispanic white firearm homicide rate.20