How often are guns used in self defense?
See more posts like this on Tumblr
#self defense #murder #homicide #everytown #gun safety #guns #infographics #charts #graphsMore you might like
Man Dies After Being Shot in Georgia Nightclub
We already know that guns and alcohol don’t mix – in fact, the U.S. Department of Justice found that more than 40% of people convicted in homicide cases had been drinking at the time of the murder.
But in just the past week we’ve seen more proof points for why guns and alcohol are a deadly combination. Last week a Texas woman was shot and killed by a stray bullet outside a bar in North Georgia. And just yesterday there was a fatal shooting at a nightclub in Columbus, GA that killed a musician.
Just months ago, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed the “Guns Everywhere” bill into law that allows guns to be carried into bars all across the state. The results speak for themselves.
Guns and alcohol don’t mix, and these two horrible tragedies are the most recent examples why.
We’ve reached another tragic milestone.
There have been more than 200 school shootings since January 2013. At least 63 people were killed, and at least 156 injured in those shootings.
We need to elect leaders who support gun safety measures—not ones who push the NRA’s agenda of guns everywhere.
Representative Sharice Davids was endorsed by Everytown in the midterms and has worked to pass common-sense gun safety laws in Congress. Her historic victory made her one of the first of two Native American women elected to Congress and the first openly LGBTQ representative of Kansas.
Since being sworn in, Rep. Davids has already shown up for the gun safety movement by voting YES on #HR8, the legislation to require background checks on all gun sales and has met with Moms Demand Action volunteers to talk about her dedication to addressing gun violence in the U.S., which she calls a “public health crisis.”
Americans across parties agree: we must #StopDownloadableGuns.
Send Secretary Pompeo a message and tell him that the State Department should not enable criminals and terrorists to 3D-print untraceable guns in their own homes: everytown.org/3D
The Real Story of Mass Shootings in America
Press coverage often focuses on the mental health of the shooters, but our analysis shows that only 11% of mass shooters exhibited signs of mental illness prior to the shooting.
We analyzed the 110 mass shootings that occurred between January 2009 and July 2014. In only 12 of the 110 incidents (11%), there was evidence that concerns about the mental health of the shooter had been brought to the attention of a medical practitioner, school official or legal authority prior to the shooting.
Gun violence in America, in seven charts
Public investment in road and vehicle safety has yielded results that have saved tens of thousands of lives. Investments in automobile safety research is more than 100x greater than research conducted on firearms deaths.
That’s almost two a week.
70 of those kids might be alive today had the firearm been stored responsibly. Laws to prevent children from accessing unsecured guns save lives.
Learn more about your state’s child access laws, and download resources to learn what you can do to make your community safer.
Is this what Trump means by “protecting our Second Amendment rights will Make America Great Again”?
If this is what his campaign looks like—then count us out on that vision for our country.
We want a safer America and it’s why we’re working to elect Hillary—someone who has put gun safety front and center in her campaign—the next president of the United States.
Saturday is the first day of National Gun Violence Survivors Week – when we ask everyone to shine a spotlight on the stories of Americans who have had loved ones taken by gun violence, who have been wounded or threatened with a gun, or witnessed a shooting.
We’ll be sharing the stories of survivors and statistics that highlight the impact of gun violence.