Most people have no idea how many people live in the US, nor that, unbelievably, there are more guns than people.
- A 2017 study showed 120.5 guns per 100 Americans, 3.4 times as many as the next highest western country, Canada, with 34.7 guns per
100 people. - Given the significant increase in gun purchases during Covid, it is estimated there are 466M guns in America, 98% in civilian hands.
Mass shootings with AR15-type military-style automatic weapons have been proliferating almost exponentially. - Home-grown fearmongering and the lure of the greenback have coalesced in new and weaker gun laws.
- There has been a dramatic increase in production and marketing by gun manufacturers of most guns, especially automatic weapons
previously reserved for the military and semi-automatic weapons boosted with bump stocks. Apparently, for too many, money is more
important than the wellbeing of our children and of our broader society.
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Deeply Disturbing
According to the CDC’s report in April 2024:
- Firearm injuries and deaths continue to be a significant public health problem in the United States. While firearm violence and injury affect
people in all communities, some groups have higher rates of firearm injury than others. - Firearms are the leading cause of death of US children and teens.
- Gun deaths up 50% in the last two years
- 2021 gun deaths 2571, up 68% over 2000
- Top causes of death for US children and teens
1. Firearms – 4733
2. Motor Vehicles – 4486
3. Other injuries – 3782
4. Congenital diseases – 3411
“It is a little surprising that a country like ours (USA) should have this level of gun violence,” Ali Mokdad, a professor of global health and
epidemiology at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, told NPR. “If you compare us to other well-off countries, we really stand out.” Not a good thing!