How many gun deaths are in the US every year?
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In 2011, the latest figure available from the Centers for Disease Control,
Accidental discharge 851
Suicide 19,766
Homicide 11,101
Undetermined Intent 222
Total: At least 31940 people died from gun injuries in 2011.
Also 258 people were killed during legal intervention, most of them due to guns.
Guns were involved, but were not the primary cause of death:
-in 2 fatal accidents.
-in 6 homicides.
Previous years:
2010 31,328 people
2009 31,177 people
2007 31,224 people
2004 29,569 people
Too many--and you are hearing that from an NRA Life Member--all of the "hype" about the NRA not standing with La Pierre is a joke--if that is the case, WHY are 8,000 people a day JOINING the NRA?
Duh...Be advised, people--The NRA has the Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program--it teaches kids to stay away from guns--if you SEE one, STOP--go TELL an adult--right away! The NRA fought to the Supreme Court for the right of D.C. and Chcago citizens to have and carry handguns--before that decision, it was ILLEGAL for anyone to DO so--MANY hundreds of people DIED in both cities, each year--maybe NOW the citizens can have a chance...P.S. What the anti-gun IDIOTS won't tell you is that armed citizens shoot and KILL at least twice as many criminals each year as the police do--BTW--it was posted in a link at Yahoo.com!
Less than vehicle related deaths in the world but no one is outlawing cars now are they.
The year is not over. But typically, around 1300 per year. But, then, there's obesity (number one killer), 195,000 medical goofs and about 45,000 automobile deaths. All in all, about 7,000 deaths per day.
Around the world, more that half a million if you count war.
In the U.S. too damned many.
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