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Guns & the Right to Bear Arms

There were 337 mass shootings in 2018 and 418 in 2019 (defined as 4+ victims shot or killed). This means that the number of such shootings in the US far exceeds that of any other industrialized country. In terms of homicides involving a firearm, there are nearly 30 for every million people. This board explores issues related to gun ownership and gun violence in the US. The board contains pins of descriptive statistics but also explores how guns have been discussed within the media.
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Sources: UNODC, Small Arms Survey, Guardian Data Blog (compiled by Washington Post)
Who's Arming the World? Just Six Countries Export 74% of the World's Weapons
Americans Own a Ridiculous Number of Guns Source: UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime / Small Arms Survey

Guns: Gun Ownership & Guns Per Capita

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Source: Gallup, 2020
"If you are going to use a handful of crimes by undocumented immigrants as a reason for why we need a wall, then you'd better use the 325+ mass shootings in America last year as a reason why we need gun control. One is an actual problem, the other is manufactured."

Guns: Gun Control and Access

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A gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, and killed six staffers and 20 first-graders before turning the gun on himself. In this image a Connecticut State Police officer leads children out of the school — in Newtown, Connecticut. Photo credit: Shannon Hicks

Guns: Mass Shootings

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10 Pro-Gun Myths, Shot Down
Cumulative number of school shootings from March through June for every school year since 1999-2000 Source: The Washington Post Secondary School, Middle School, Watch Cartoons, Junior High, Washington Post, The Washington Post, School Year, Elementary Schools, Washington
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A record number of school shootings since March, when many schools began to reopen
Cumulative number of school shootings from March through June for every school year since 1999-2000 Source: The Washington Post
Sources: UNODC, Small Arms Survey, Guardian Data Blog (compiled by Washington Post) Brian Mcfadden, American Police, Kill People, Editorial Cartoon, Developing Country, June 21, Tv Shows Online, Faith In Humanity, Watch Movies
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Guns (Per 100 People) Compared to Homicides (Per 100,000 People)
Sources: UNODC, Small Arms Survey, Guardian Data Blog (compiled by Washington Post)
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Bear Arms
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"I hope my death makes more senses then my life," 2021
An investigator holds a suicide note left by a sixth-grader who fired shots into the ceiling at Plymouth Middle School on April 26, 2021, outside Minneapolis, Minnesota. His plan was to force police to shoot him, but in the end, he was unharmed. Photo credit: Troy Gorham
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Comics
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Caucasian Race
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Family Guy
"I feel threatened."
Artist: Mike Luckovich
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the number of people in each country who have been awarded for their work on social media
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The Guardian counted every mass shooting in 2015
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For years, the gun lobby has pointed to Chicago as proof that gun control won't work.
Source: Gallup, 2020
Support for Stricter Gun Laws, 2010 - 2019
Source: Gallup, 2020
"If you are going to use a handful of crimes by undocumented immigrants as a reason for why we need a wall, then you'd better use the 325+ mass shootings in America last year as a reason why we need gun control. One is an actual problem, the other is manufactured." Reason Why, We Need, Wall
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"If you are going to use a handful of crimes by undocumented immigrants as a reason for why we need a wall, then you'd better use the 325+ mass shootings in America last year as a reason why we need gun control. One is an actual problem, the other is manufactured."
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A gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, and killed six staffers and 20 first-graders before turning the gun on himself. In this image a Connecticut State Police officer leads children out of the school — in Newtown, Connecticut. Photo credit: Shannon Hicks
Who's Arming the World? Just Six Countries Export 74% of the World's Weapons Foreign Policy, Funny Jokes, Amnesty International, What’s Going On, Social Issues, Social Justice, Human Rights
Foreign Policy
Funny Jokes
Amnesty International
What’s Going On
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Social Justice
Human Rights
Who's Arming the World? Just Six Countries Export 74% of the World's Weapons
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Gun-related Deaths per 100,000 People, by State [Top] Hawaii - 2.6 deaths [Bottom] Alaska - 19.8 deaths | Source: The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence; Kaiser Family Foundation; NRA-ILA