Every day 321 people in the USA are shot. Among those:
111 people are shot and killed
210 survive gunshot injuries
95 are intentionally shot by someone else and survive
42 are murdered
65 die from gun suicide
10 survive an attempted gun suicide
1 is killed unintentionally
90 are shot unintentionally and survive
1 is killed by legal intervention*
4 are shot by legal intervention and survive
1 died but the intent was unknown
12 are shot and survive but the intent was unknown
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Here in the UK it takes about three years to reach your daily number. Just saying.
Fernapple
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June 5, 2022
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So the US shooting rate is about 1000 times higher than in the UK.
Even with our bigger population, it is still an ignominious distinction.
@Flyingsaucesir Yep. It seems we average about one person shot, by accident or intent, every five days.
You may find this interesting, it is only Wiki but I have no reason to doubt it.
[en.wikipedia.org]
Proving Americans are effing gun happy mad bastards with psycho tendencies.
Donald was wise to build the wall - keep you bastards in - the other 96% of the world's people don't want your sick infection & notions of superiority.
FrayedBear
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June 4, 2022
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HippieChick58
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June 4, 2022
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Bonus points for bringing poetry to the party!
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