TITLE: The Geography of Gun Deaths (2011)
SOURCE: The Atlantic
AUTHOR(S): Richard Florida
URL: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/01/the-geography-of-gun-deaths/69354/
FINDINGS: number of gun-related deaths by state.
NOTES: Lots of graphics
TITLE: Common Sense About Kids & Guns (1997-2002)
LINK: http://www.kidsandguns.org/study/fact_file.asp
WEB STATS: http://bit.ly/2OafLp+
FINDINGS: (1) 4 children died every day in non-homicide firearm incidents (2) 40% of American households with children have guns (3) 36% of teenagers (12-19) say they could obtain a handgun if they wanted to, including 47% of high school students (60% of boys) said they could obtain a gun if they wanted to, (4) etc, etc (there’s more!)
NOTES: Compilation of lots of 1997-2002 source data, most from the CDC.
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