“It’s time to call out the U.S.A.,” Tim Fischer said.
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HT Steven Riley @mixed_race
We decide how much violence and murder is acceptable. Our culture, U.S. culture decides. – @getgln
gun crime
Who owns guns in America? White men, mostly.
White men make up 32 percent of Americans — and 61 percent of gun owners.
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Guns – the invention made to kill more people faster.
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.
- Sarasota Mother Shot Her Daughter, 1, Then Turned Gun on Herself
- Baby Dies After Being Shot In Head In Brownsville, Brooklyn (supposed revenge intended for the victim’s uncle)
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