The year 2014, the most recent statistics available...
- There were just over 33,000 Gun deaths in America in 2014
- 60% of them were suicides.........ie 19,982
- 3% were accidental..................... 990
- 4% were justified........................ 1,320
- 33% were Homicides.................. 10,840*
*80% of Homicides were Gang Related...ie 8712
* That leaves 2178 non Gang Related Homicides commited
with a Gun in a country of 300million plus people.
source: Center for Disease Control
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# of Mass Shooting incidents in America (3 or more killed in one incident)
Years 1982 thru 2016
Per Presidential Term:
- Reagan 11
- Bush 12
- Clinton 23
- Bush Jr 16
- Obama 34
TOTAL 96
source: Mother Jones Investigations http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/mass-shootings-mother-jones-full-data
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