Fig. 1
The number of pediatric firearm injuries are plotted on the y axis from March through December, 2019–2021 along the x axis, with each year represented by a different color line (2019, blue; 2020, red; 2021, green). Texas state mandates for school closures, re-openings of nonessential businesses and schools, lifting of mask mandates, the enactment of “Permitless Carry” as well as COVID surges and hospitalizations are shown in vertical lines by date of occurence