Gun Control Reform Activism

PBS commentator Mark Shields dusted up some controversy when he claimed that more people have been killed by guns in the US since 1968 than in our entire, bloody history of war. Since the Sandy Hook tragedy, proponents of stricter gun control and advocates for keeping things the way they are have thrown out persuasive facts and statistics to back up their perspectives, but Shields’ assertion caught the attention of Politifact, which did some digging into the claim.

Made on the December 21, 2012 edition of PBS NewsHour, Shields (who is a liberal and a gun control advocate) told host Judy Woodruff:

“You know, Judy, the reality is — and it’s a terrible reality — since Robert Kennedy died in the Ambassador Hotel on June 4, 1968, more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country’s history, from the Revolutionary through the Civil War, World War I, World War II, in those 43 years…. I mean, guns are a problem. And I think they still have to be confronted.”

So is it true? Unfortunately, yes.

https://www.inquisitr.com/515151/domestic-gun-deaths-since-68-are-greater-than-all-our-war-casualties-ever/