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Gun violence and terrorism in the US


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By Murdoch Rags Ltd - 2 Oct 2015 1:56 PM

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Number of deaths caused by terrorism and gun violence

Gun deaths in the United States this year alone far outstrip terrorism-related deaths between 1970 and 2014.

US terrorism deaths, 2014 - 18
US terrorism deaths, 1970 to 2014 - 3521
US gun deaths, 2015 so far - 9940
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-02/gun-laws-chart-barack-obama/6822342
http://www.gunviolencearchive.org
http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/
By AzzaMarch - 9 Oct 2015 10:18 AM

The US is the only country with such a high level of gun deaths, and such a high frequency of gun massacres, even taking into account population size.

There is something inherently wrong with how the US does things. Other countries have mental health issues, other countries have access to guns, other countries have violent TV movies and video games, yet nothing on this scale and frequency happens elsewhere.

The lack of sane gun regulation in the US is the obvious cause.