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To: longnshort who wrote (1018020)5/27/2017 4:38:52 PM
From: J_F_Shepard  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574446
 
In One Year on Average (all ages)114,994 people in America are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, or by police intervention.>

33,880 people die from gun violence

  • 11,564 people are murdered
  • 21,037 people kill themselves
  • 544 people are killed unintentionally
  • 468 are killed by police intervention
  • 267 die but intent is not known
81,114 people survive gun injuries:

  • 60,041 people are injured in an attack
  • 3,700 people survive a suicide attempt
  • 16,428 people are shot unintentionally
  • 947 people are shot by police intervention
Millions of guns are sold every year in “no questions asked” transactions. Experts estimate that 40 percent of guns now sold in America are done so without a Brady background check