Saturday, December 29, 2012

Gun Deaths

 


 As a followup to my previous post, here are some statistics on gun deaths in the US.


IN ONE YEAR ON AVERAGE* (all ages)
Over 100,000 people in America are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, accidents, or by
police intervention.
31,537 people die from gun violence:
11,583 people are murdered.
18,783 people kill themselves.
584 people are killed accidentally. 334 are killed by police intervention. 252 die but intent is not known.
71,386 people survive gun injuries:
51,249 people are injured in an attack.
3,627 people survive a suicide attempt.
15,815 people are shot accidentally.
694 people are shot by police intervention.

IN ONE YEAR ON AVERAGE* (ages 0-19)
Over 18,000 American children and teens are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts,
accidents, or by police intervention.
2,829 kids die from gun violence:
1,888 children and teens are murdered. 766 children and teens kill themselves.
124 children and teens killed accidentally. 18 are killed by police intervention.
34 die but the intent was unknown.  

EVERY DAY ON AVERAGE* (all ages)
15,428 kids survive gun injuries:
11,929 are injured in an attack.
254 survive a suicide attempt.**
3,164 are shot accidentally.
81 are shot in a police intervention.**
Every day, 282 people in America are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, accidents, and police intervention.
Every day, 86 people die from gun violence: 32 are murdered; 51 kill themselves; 2 die accidentally; 1, intent unknown.
Every day, 196 are shot and survive: 140 shot in an assault; 10 survive a suicide attempt; 43 are shot accidentally, 2 are shot in a police intervention.

EVERY DAY ON AVERAGE* (ages 0-19)
Every day, 50 children and teens are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts,
accidents, and police intervention.
Every day, 8 children and teens die from gun violence: 5 are murdered; 2 kill themselves. Every day, 42 children and teens are shot and survive: 33 shot in an assault; 1 survives a suicide attempt; 9 are shot accidentally. 

The NRA's solution is more guns on the street.  Are they crazy, or what?

4 comments:

  1. Insane. Crazy. Evil. Not to mention, profit oriented whores. And I read yesterday that there is a six month wait for semi-automatics and assault weapons in the U.S., since the latest multiple murder of babies. The NRA is responsible for encouraging this madness and the blood squarely rests with their evil ass organization.

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  2. The stats reflect the cost in collateral damage from the NRA broadening the meaning and intent of the 2nd Amendment.

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  3. No, they are not crazy. They exist to maximize the profits of weapon manufacturers, and other than that, they don't care in any way about the effects of their behavior. Dead children do not donate millions of dollars to the NRA; gun manufacturers do. Consequently, profits matter to them, while life does not.

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  4. This is a sick world.. so hold those that are 'normal' close to your heart.. !

    Betty Ann

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