Gun Control

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I was completely unaware that the website huffingtonpost.com ran an article about gun violence today (03/20/09) until I did a search to look up some numbers about gun violence. They made my work a lot easier, though.

5 Average number of child deaths in gun-related accidents or suicide every day.

9 Average number of deaths of persons under 19 years old in gun-related deaths or suicide every day.

32 Number of states in the US that allow ANYONE to purchase firearms without an ID or criminal background check.

40 Percent of gun sales in the US occur without an ID or background check requirement.

83 Average number of Americans killed by guns every day.

10,821 Average number of annual firearm homicides in the US.

34,000 Average number of Americans killed by guns every year.

1,035,000 Number of gun deaths in the US over the past 30 years.