As mentioned on the Range back on Jan. 9, Slate partnered with Twitter user @GunDeaths to keep track of every firearm-caused death of every flavor (whether it be in the commission of a crime, in self-defense, by accident, and everything in between), and created an interactive map to accompany their count.
By Slate’s count, there have been 3,804 gun deaths since Dec. 14 — nearly five times the deaths since the last time we checked in.
So, in case you were on the fence about the whole “shotguns in bad neighborhoods” thing, keep this in mind—no matter which side you’re leaning towards.
This article appears in Mar 28 – Apr 3, 2013.
Yeah….but how many lives were saved by a legal gun-toting citizen who was in the right place at the right time?
*sarcasm*
and the point of this article is?
For those who want to choose not to own a firearm, that is your choice. I am responsible for my own life, no one else. I think I will stay armed.
The majority of gun deaths are suicides.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2013/01/2…
anonn, you’re correct. I noted that last week in a post:
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archi…
“The majority of gun deaths are suicides” — thus culling the herd of gun-nuts?
Good idea…
Yeah!!!! Hurry up and get out there and buy that gun…. so you can protect yourselves from suicide.