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Gun Control Reform Activism

billh58

(6,635 posts) Wed Jan 3, 2018, 05:41 PM Jan 2018

Starting 2018 with a bang

Gun Violence Statistics for the first three days of 2018:

Total number of incidents: 243

Total number of deaths: 75

Total number of injuries: 129

Total number of children killed: 5

Total number of teens killed: 8

Mass shooting: 1

http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/

And, the day isn't over yet...

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Starting 2018 with a bang (Original Post) billh58 Jan 2018 OP

Gun violence 2018 - Day 4 billh58 Jan 2018 #1

Will it ever end? john657 Jan 2018 #2

Most likely not until billh58 Jan 2018 #3

Hopefully soon. john657 Jan 2018 #4

billh58

(6,635 posts)

1. Gun violence 2018 - Day 4

Reply to billh58 (Original post)

Thu Jan 4, 2018, 11:21 AM

Jan 2018

Total number of incidents: 349

Total number of deaths: 101

Total number of injuries: 185

Total number of children killed: 7

Total number of teens killed: 11

Mass shooting: 1

And the day is just beginning...

john657

(1,058 posts)

2. Will it ever end?

Reply to billh58 (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 4, 2018, 02:02 PM

Jan 2018

billh58

(6,635 posts)

3. Most likely not until

Reply to john657 (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 4, 2018, 02:06 PM

Jan 2018

we get a Supreme Court that will interpret the Second Amendment correctly, and allow sensible restrictions on the purchase, carry, and storage of lethal weapons.

john657

(1,058 posts)

4. Hopefully soon.

Reply to billh58 (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 4, 2018, 02:22 PM

Jan 2018

Something's gotta give, but I fear that, as a nation, we have become so numb to the violence and carnage these weapons inflict upon our citizens, that nothing is going to happen until the NRA is brought to heel.

Just my thoughts.

Cool group you have here.

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