Statistics on Gun Deaths & Injuries
Although from 2010, these stats remain representative of the menace of guns on our streets:
"In 2010, guns took the lives of 31,076 Americans in homicides, suicides and unintentional shootings. This is the equivalent of more than 85 deaths each day and more than three deaths each hour.
73,505 Americans were treated in hospital emergency departments for non-fatal gunshot wounds in 2010.
Firearms were the third-leading cause of injury-related deaths nationwide in 2010, following poisoning and motor vehicle accidents.
Between 1955 and 1975, the Vietnam War killed over 58,000 American soldiers – less than the number of civilians killed with guns in the U.S. in an average two-year period.
In the first seven years of the U.S.-Iraq War, over 4,400 American soldiers were killed. Almost as many civilians are killed with guns in the U.S., however, every seven weeks."
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"On average, 33 gun homicides were committed each day for the years 2005-2010.
Regions and states with higher rates of gun ownership have significantly higher rates of homicide than states with lower rates of gun ownership.
Where guns are prevalent, there are significantly more homicides, particularly gun homicides."
http://smartgunlaws.org/gun-deaths-and-injuries-statistics/
The right-wing gun lobby is fighting hard for the "right" to carry concealed weapons in even more public places, which would undoubtedly make these statistics much more chilling. If these NRA apologists and Second Amendment absolutists believe that they have a "right" to carry a concealed lethal weapon anywhere, anytime, with no restrictions, just imagine sitting next to one (or more) of them on an airplane at 30,000 feet (if they should get their way).
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