Can't Ignore: 1,010 US Gun Deaths, 17 Mass Shootings By Jan. 9

[billh58]

Earlier this week, following the New Year, we vowed to keep our eyes on the data and to keep you informed of the numbers. Numbers that are far to high to ignore.

By 9th day of the year the National Gun Violence Association has already reported 1,010 hun related deaths, 17 mass shootings, and 1 mass killing.

it should be noted that more than half of all the gun deaths in this time have been determined to be suicides.

There have been 46 children killed and 102 injured by gun violence since the New Year.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/can-t-ignore-1-010-us-gun-deaths-17-mass-shootings-by-jan-9/ar-AA1684P2?cvid=2e2ec2b8ab25446794f80dd0aa7013ac

Off to a roaring start, and the gun crowd couldn't be happier because their "rights" haven't been regulated.

[Maraya1969]

1. It would be good if a news commentator, like Lawrence O'Donnell would state these statistics at the

end of every show. Keep hammering it to the American public.

[TigressDem]

3. OR could Minority Party regularly post a weekly update on CSPAN...

And challenge America to do better.

Reach across the isle and give the "put up or shut up" speech....

"Can we at least get the mental health funding to stop the suicides?"

"Can we work together on that?"

AND IF NUMBERS GO DOWN WHEN CONGRESS WORKS TOGETHER....

See? It isn't THAT bad to actually DO our jobs and agree on some basic human terms.

That puts it in the Historical Record anyway.

Harder to white wash it that way.

[Maraya1969]

11. I hope one of our Congress people are here or will be forwarded this post.

[DashOneBravo]

6. Didn't Keith O do something similar?

With regards to Iraq. I seem to remember the phrase “since Mission Accomplished “

I think that’s a good idea

[Maraya1969]

8. Yes maybe that was it. I just remember one of them keeping a running count and declaring it every

show

[DashOneBravo]

10. +1

[GenXer47]

2. and the icing on the cake?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/08/virginia-teacher-shooting-by-six-year-old

A six year old shoots his teacher!
Happy 2023 everyone!

[SCantiGOP]

5. NRA probably says

the problem was there wasn’t a good six year old to stop the bad six year old.
Guns for babies!

[patphil]

4. As bad as it sounds, 2020 set the record that will be hard to top.

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/

[republianmushroom]

7. it will never stop now

[Duppers]

9. Just Unbelievable ❗

I sent this out in an email the other day:

Investigating the Gun Lobby
https://vpc.org/investigating-the-gun-lobby/


Access Denied: How the Gun Lobby is Depriving Police, Policy Makers, and the Public of the Data We Need to Prevent Gun Violence

https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/access-denied-how-gun-lobby-depriving-police-policy-makers-and


Federal Lobbying $ to lawmakers,
1998-2022:
Gun rights: $196.5 million
vs
Gun control: $30.1 million