Article posted: 1/9/2013 2:30 PM

Violence plays role in shorter US life expectancy

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Tyler Hook handles a riffle while holding his 11-month old daughter Emma at Highsmith Guns in Greenfield, Ind. Hook, a U.S. Army veteran who just recently served in Southern Afghanistan and Kandahar, is a gun enthusiast. Highsmith Guns is seeing a rush on semi-automatic riffles with the AR-15 and AK-47 as the most popular.

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The United States suffers far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation, due in part to the widespread possession of firearms and the practice of storing them at home in a place that is often unlocked, according to a report released Wednesday by two of the nation's leading health research institutions.