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17 shot in two hours here in Chicago. Coupled with the El Paso and Dayton incidents, it's been a very violent week.

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helenS · 36-40, F

Number of deaths: 8,798 so far in 2019.
396 children (aged 0-10) dead or injured as a result of gun violence.

Source: https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@helenS Fucking Christ

helenS · 36-40, F

@BlueMetalChick The number of deaths is about 15,000 a year (in the US). Since 2000 the number of deaths is approximately 270,000 in the US, caused by gun violence. Twice the population of Dayton, Ohio.
[edit: Considering these numbers, mass shootings are almost irrelevant. A woman killed by her own husband is much more typical.]

ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M

Thanks for that link Helen. Those statistics make for very sobering reading. :-/ @helenS