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Started 5/8/19 by gunter; 46895 views.

Msg 33 of 223 to gunterGUNTER

In reply toRe: msg 32

From: bshmr

8/11/19

I read the Reuters page this morning. Still over 36,000 (100/day) boggles my mind in spite of knowing this is a big country with a fair number (370m) of residents. Doesn't it exceed automobile-related deaths nowadays?

Msg 34 of 223

In reply toRe: msg 33

From: bshmr

8/11/19

Not as of 2017 though gun-related deaths are close to traffic fatalities.

Msg 35 of 223 to bshmrbshmr

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From: gunter

8/12/19

Twitter

The Washington Post on Twitter

"Eleven hundred ninety-six. That's the number of names on this page. People who were doing ordinary things until they were shot to death by killers bent on mass fatalities. In today's Washington Post, a special 12-page print section lists every mass shooting victim since 1966."

From: gunter

8/12/19

Twitter

The Washington Post on Twitter

"The pace of the deadliest public mass shootings has accelerated significantly in recent years. The 423 people represented here died between the Sandy Hook massacre and last weekend's attack in Dayton, Ohio. They accounted for more than a third of the 1,196 killed since 1966."

From: gunter

8/14/19

Six Philly officers injured in shooting.

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Derenic Byrd on Twitter

"Hmmmmmm.... #activeshooter #PhiladelphiaShooting"

From: gunter

8/31/19

AP NEWS

Police chief: 5 dead in West Texas mass shooting

ODESSA, Texas (AP) - Authorities said Saturday that a gunman killed five people during a mass shooting in the West Texas cities of Odessa and Midland that left many more injured. At least three...