Deaths in USA by firearms:
   2000	  28,663
   2014   12,574
I wasn't aware of the huge drop in number killed. 
USA population
2000  282.2 mil
2014  318.9 mil
Now - check this:
Deaths from opioid drug overdoses have hit an all-time record in the U.S., rising 14 percent in just one year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.
More than 47,000 people died from these drug overdoses last year, the CDC reported.
 