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Guns and Death Across America
If four tragic deaths in Benghazi can stir political anger why shouldn’t gun deaths of thousands of Americans raise the same outrage? ProPublica has done an excellent job of compiling gun related graphs across various sources. My only problem with their … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Health
Tagged Benghazi, Chicago, deaths, donations, gun control, gun exports, gun imports, guns, homicides, mass shootings, Newtown, politics
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Mass Shootings Have Occurred at an Average Rate of about One per Month Since 2009
The WonkBlog summarizes a study by Mayors Against Illegal Guns. The study is a comprehensive analysis of every mass shooting between January 2009 and January 2013. The full report describes 43 mass shootings—nearly one per month—that occurred in 25 states in the four-year … Continue reading
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Tagged assault weapons, deaths, domestic violence, gun control, gun-free zones, guns, mass shootings, mental health
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Military Suicide Deaths Exceed Combat Deaths, But There’s More to the Story
Many headlines this past week focused on the news that “military suicide deaths exceed combat deaths.” That’s truly a sad fact but there’s more to the story that for the most part was missed. It’s a fact the suicide trend … Continue reading
Guess What Lobbying Group Stopped the U.S. from Finding Solutions to Firearms Violence
Via Reuters “Research restrictions pushed by the National Rifle Association have stopped the United States from finding solutions to firearms violence, more than a hundred scientists from virtually every major U.S. university told Vice President Joe Biden’s task force on … Continue reading
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Tagged Centers for Disease Control, Congress, deaths, gun control, guns, health, NRA
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The Greater the Number of Guns the Greater the Number of Killings
Here are some facts on guns and killings: The greater the number of guns the greater the number of violent deaths, both homicides and suicides. If there’s a gun in the house women and children are more likely to die … Continue reading
Benchmarking American Exceptionalism – How We Die
Americans have a justified pride in the accomplishments of our country. However, uncritical pride in American Exceptionalism can lead to beliefs that are not justified by the facts. Complacency is the enemy of progress – for organizations and for our … Continue reading
The Greater the Number of Guns, the Greater the Number of Homicides
On Meet the Press this morning I listened to Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, basically claim that guns are not related to murder. First, he’s logically wrong. It takes a person AND a gun to commit a homicide … Continue reading
Children Deaths and Injuries by Guns
Via Children’s Defense Fund: Gun Deaths Gun Injuries
U.S. Death Rates Linked to Inequality
The best available evidence suggests that higher levels of inequality in the United States lead to increased deaths over time. The influence of inequality on death is not instantaneous but occurs over time. Mortality rates increase five years after the … Continue reading