US Gun Violence by the Numbers

[DainBramaged]

(Older but relevant)

5 Average number of child deaths in gun-related accidents or suicide EVERY DAY

9 Number of kids under 19 years old killed by guns EVERYDAY

32 Number of states in the US that allow ANYONE to purchase firearms without an ID or criminal background check
40 Percent of gun sales in the US occur without an ID or background check requirement

40 Percent of American households that contain both children and guns

83 Average number of Americans killed by guns EVERYDAY

1,260 Average number of annual firearm homicides in the European Union (pop 376 million)
10,821 Average number of annual firearm homicides in the US (pop 282 million)
34,000 Average number of Americans killed by guns EVERY YEAR

$33,000 Average medical cost (80% uninsured) of a gun related death

$300,000 Average cost (80% uninsured) of a gun related injury

70,000 Average number of gun-related injuries EVERY YEAR

655,000 Number US service men and women killed in all Foreign Wars combined
1,035,000 Number of gun deaths in the US over the past 30 years

$4 million NRA contributions to George W. Bush's 2004 campaign

$18 million NRA contributions to Congressional candidates in the last four election cycles

$40 million NRA promised contributions to John McCain's 2008 Presidential campaign

$34 billion Annual US medical and productivity costs of gun injuries and deaths


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-rosenthal/us-gun-violence-by-the-nu_b_139879.html

[Loudly]

1. Our cherished freedom to annihilate and be annihilated.

[DainBramaged]

2. well, the sad part is the cost to the injured and survivors

it's absurd that the gun lobby washes it's hands of the violence as collateral damage.

[Rex]

3. The gun lobby doesn't give one shit about people

they have their agenda and dam be those that die from bullet holes and the corpses the gun lobby has to walk over. They pedal death and it appears people like it.

[Loudly]

4. Free nationalized health care is a Second Amendment right.

Surely everyone can agree on *this* at least.

If we must accept that bullets can enter our body at any time at the whim of another through no fault of our own.

[madinmaryland]

5. DU Rec and kick!

[DainBramaged]

6. Keeping it kicked for the deniers to see

[Zoeisright]

7. Kick for excellent facts.

Notice how there are no gun "enthusisasts" posting on this thread. The truth is hard to face.

[DainBramaged]

9. They've had a lot of time to respond, oh well

what do we say, when facts get in the way of fiction.....

[Logical]

8. For the 100th time....how do you plan on removing 300 million guns from America?