Two children, age 1, shot on same day

On Twitter I follow @gundeaths

You’re probably thinking, “What a depressing twitter account!”, and you’d be right.

However, before I started following this account I didn’t fully realize just how rampant U.S. gun violence is.

Today on CNN, I noticed another baby was shot. I went to @gundeaths to see if they had reported it; they had. Then I saw that they reported another 1 year old shot on the same day.

And for those who haven’t seen it before, here is the chart of all U.S. guns deaths since Sandy Hook.

It’s really sickening when you watch the animation with the red dots.

Gun deaths since Sandy Hook to Sept 2, 2013

Gun deaths since Sandy Hook to Sept 2, 2013

Smiley & West | Wyatt Tee Walker

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Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker looks back at his time as the SCLC chief of staff and chief minister at Harlem’s Canaan Baptist Church.

Hot Stuff: Summer Reflections
Smiley and West reflect on the busy summer and preview an autumn of discontent.

Take ‘Em To Task: Cissexism
West is taken to task by a Twitter follower from Toronto for his comments about the courageous whistleblower Chelsea Manning.

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