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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Northwest · M

No one on this thread is going to be swayed by the stats. The decision is political and they already decided that gun control is a gateway to devil worshiping, communism and possibly education.

beaglehunter · 70-79, M

@Northwest some of us might just enjoy target shooting and hunting.you can not buy wiled game in the stores.protection is another reason as we just saw you cant depend on the police

JonLosAngeles66 · M

@beaglehunter Texas is a heavily armed state. You can’t depend on a well armed populace either it appears.

beaglehunter · 70-79, M

@JonLosAngeles66 i dont know about where you got that info.if you were to read the n.r.a. mag.you would see newspaper reports of crime reports but you would call that b.s. even though it tells the name and town of the paper and the police force

JonLosAngeles66 · M

@beaglehunter I saw a review of those. They include people hearing a noise and grabbing their gun and the noise goes away. Artificially inflated numbers. It’s like when the dog thinks he saved the family by barking at the mailman.