Gun Deaths: A Familiar American Experience [View all]

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from ABC News:


One of the most depressing aspects of the shooting rampage at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., is just how familiar it all is to the American experience.

We've seen it so many times, the body counts, the candlelight vigils, the search for motive, the gun control debate. The numbers may be different this time - 12 dead, four guns, 6,000 rounds of ammunition purchased online - but in an effort to put this heartbreak into a national context, here are some other numbers to consider.

In America, over one dozen guns are legally sold every minute of every day.

There are almost 300 million privately-owned firearms in this country - that's almost enough to arm every man, woman and child - but while there is a gun in four out of every 10 of American homes, only a small percentage of owners have most of the weapons, with the average collection swelling in recent years to around seven guns per owner. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/gun-deaths-familiar-american-experience-143015822--abc-news-topstories.html?_esi=1