The Killing of America

The Killing of America is a 1982 documentary about gun violence in America with footage of actual killings and deaths and may be extremely disturbing to some people.  This is NOT Faces of Death, this is real actual footage of death and murder of the streets of America.  If you can't stomach this sort of thing, then don't watch it.

This is a call for gun control in America.  This is a call for mental health treatment in America.  This is a call for taking money out of politics and taking America's gun policies back from the corrupt NRA whose onnly goal is to frighten people and sell guns.

If you can watch this video and come away with the opinion that laws in American need to remain as they are, then you need to get some empathy.  Put down Ayn Rand and have compassion for your fellow human beings.

A gun will not protect you.  This is not the wild west and you wil not get into a shoot out with the kid at the OK Coral.  Chances are both of you will either die in the firefight, or the state will put you to death for your actions.

Every Day on Average (ages 0-19)

Every day, 48 children and teens are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, and police intervention.

Every day, 7 children and teens die from gun violence:

5 are murdered
2 kill themselves.
Every day, 41 children and teens are shot and survive:

31 shot in an assault
1 survives a suicide attempt
8 are shot unintentionally
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Every Day on Average (all ages)

Every day, 297 people in America are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, and police intervention.

Every day, 89 people die from gun violence:

31 are murdered
55 kill themselves
2 are killed unintentionally
1 is killed by police intervention
1 intent unknown.
Every day, 208 people are shot and survive:

151 shot in an assault
10 survive a suicide attempt
45 are shot unintentionally
2 are shot in a police intervention
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In One Year on Average (ages 0-19)

Over 17,000 (17,499) American children and teens are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, or by police intervention.

2,677 kids die from gun violence:

1,671 children and teens are murdered
827 children and teens kill themselves
124 children and teens killed unintentionally
24 are killed by police intervention
30 die but the intent was unknown
14,822 kids survive gun injuries:

11,420 are injured in an attack
280 survive a suicide attempt
3,061 are shot unintentionally
62 are shot in a police intervention
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In One Year on Average (all ages)

Over 108,000 (108,476) people in America are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, or by police intervention.>

32,514 people die from gun violence

11,294 people are murdered
19,992 people kill themselves
561 people are killed unintentionally
414 are killed by police intervention
254 die but intent is not known
75,962 people survive gun injuries:

55,009 people are injured in an attack
3,791 people survive a suicide attempt
16,334 people are shot unintentionally
827 people are shot by police intervention

Statistics source: http://www.bradycampaign.org/key-gun-violence-statistics
https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/crimestats
http://www.factcheck.org/2015/10/gun-laws-deaths-and-crimes/


So now, without further ado,

The Killing of America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Am3iPu6z8

Twitter Discussion: https://twitter.com/pogue25/status/751463588842184704