Perspective on Violence in the USA

By Rob Morse

U.S.A. -(Ammoland.com)- How big a problem is violence in the USA? We have answers, but the answers are not easy to explain. It is difficult to compare a violent act that occurs millions of times a year with ones that happen once every few months. Here is the US data for 2017. It surprised me, and it might surprise you. How do we improve one area without making another area worse?

• On average, a violent crime was committed every 25 seconds.
• A firearm was used in legal self-defense every 31 seconds.
• A firearm was used to stop sexual assault every 2.7 minutes.
• One individual was killed in a mass murder on average every 4 days.
• A child under 13 years old was killed in a firearms related accident every 5 days.
• Someone was murdered at school with a firearm every 52 days.
• There were no mass murders on school grounds in 2017.

I bet you had to read that last point again. There were no mass murders on school grounds in 2017. I was surprised as well, and our surprise tells us something really important.

Given all the news we’ve seen, I assumed that the media would inform us about basic facts, and also put those facts into …Read the Rest

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