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I don't care who your are, where you live or what race you are. There is a 99.8% chance
that gun violence will touch you sometime in your life.
https://knowridge.com/2016/11/nearly-every-american-will-know-victim-of-gun-violence-says-bu-research/
Nearly every American will know a victim of gun violence, says BU research
In a new study from Boston University, researchers show that nearly all Americans are likely to know a victim of gun violence within their social networks during their lifetime.
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They used CDC data from 2013, which saw 33,636 gun deaths and 84,258 non-fatal gun injuries. Of the deaths, about 21,000 were suicides.
They estimated the number of social relationships a person accrues during his or her lifetime to gauge the likelihood of Americans knowing a gun violence victim.
Overall, the likelihood within any given personal network was 99.85%; it was higher for blacks (99.9%) and Hispanics (99.5%) than for non-Hispanic whites (97.1%).
Nearly every American will know a victim of gun violence, says BU research
In a new study from Boston University, researchers show that nearly all Americans are likely to know a victim of gun violence within their social networks during their lifetime.
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They used CDC data from 2013, which saw 33,636 gun deaths and 84,258 non-fatal gun injuries. Of the deaths, about 21,000 were suicides.
They estimated the number of social relationships a person accrues during his or her lifetime to gauge the likelihood of Americans knowing a gun violence victim.
Overall, the likelihood within any given personal network was 99.85%; it was higher for blacks (99.9%) and Hispanics (99.5%) than for non-Hispanic whites (97.1%).
For 45 years the gun lobby has had an un-opposed grip on the conversation. They sell fear. Fear of the 'other', fear of the unknown and ironically fear of other people with guns.
That age is over. There are opposing voices now. There are people now who fear the unrelenting presence of guns everywhere by everyone and who do not believe the answer is MORE GUNS.
Like the gun lobby, we aren't going away any time soon.
Go.
Vote.
Take someone with you.
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