12 Gun Stats that may help inform your opinion

100
Number of people killed by guns in the U.S., every day

12
Number of children who die every day from gun violence in the U.S.

950
School shootings since Sandy Hook, including 27 school shootings so far this year.

18 to 21
Peak ages for violent offending with firearms

8 million
Number of AR-15s and its variations in circulation

9 in 10
Number of people who will die after attempting suicide with a gun

98
Percentage of mass shooters who are men

89
Percentage of gun owners who favor preventing the "mentally ill" from purchasing guns

77
Percentage of gun owners who favor background checks at private sales and gun shows

54
Percentage of gun deaths that are suicides; 43% are murders

79
Percentage of murders that involved a firearm

1
Percentage of people who defended themselves with their guns in violent crimes

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/27/1101774780/gun-control-debate-statistics

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ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP

I doubt there have been 27 school shootings so far this year. That is more than one per week. If they were that common, that is all the news would be covering.

SW-User

@ProfessorPlum77 try again. Just because Faux News didn't cover it doesn't mean it didn't happen ... pull your head out of right wing media and breathe some fresh air:

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/school-shootings-this-year-how-many-and-where/2022/01

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=list+of+us+school+shootings+2022&t=h_&ia=web

Mass shootings in the US in 2022 so far (not just school shootings):

https://www.insider.com/number-of-mass-shootingsin-america-this-year-2022-5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2022

Sidewinder · 36-40, M

@ProfessorPlum77 I don't know about 27, but according to history books, I've counted 2 that date back to the 1970's, which were Kent State University on May 4th, 1970 and Cleveland Elementary School on January 29th, 1979. Both incidents became the inspiration for a then hit song, each, which were Ohio, by Neil Young, in 1970. And I Don't Like Mondays, by The Boomtown Rats, in 1979.

ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP

@SW-User "Faux News." Does anyone on the left ever have an original thought? That is an ancient expression.

SW-User

@ProfessorPlum77 nice deflection, but does not explain how you are out of touch with current events. Methinks thou art a shite "professor".

ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP

@SW-User "Shite professor." No, I am not Muslim.
Out of touch? You probably believe in Russian collusion and Biden's 80,000,000 vote total. 😆

SW-User

@ProfessorPlum77 not sure how you got Muslim out of that, which brings us back to you being out of touch. I'm not the one who believes batsh-t crazy conspiracy theories.

JonLosAngeles66 · M

Shiite. It was either a pun or he doesn’t know shite. We leave off the e. @SW-User

ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP

@SW-User Shite...Shiite. Looks like more than one of us is out of touch.
🤨

ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP

@JonLosAngeles66 Yes, it was a pun. Glad someone is keeping up to speed, in here.

Sidewinder · 36-40, M

@ProfessorPlum77 Shite is just s*** with an e.

SW-User

@ProfessorPlum77 so many deflections, but still don't know why you are out of touch with current events and trying to pretend that certain realities have not happened. But please, keep deflecting, bonus points if it is racist or xenophobic.

ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP

@SW-User OK, will do. 🙂

Sidewinder · 36-40, M

@SW-User With all these deflections, it's a good thing I chose to wear my heavy-duty flak jacket, today.