Sentences with phrase «deaths by gun violence»

That would be about 32,000 deaths by gun violence.

But then I remember Grimmie's death by gun violence this week as well.

Not exact matches

Assaults by firearm kill about 11,000 people in the US each year, which translates to a roughly 1 - in - 370 lifetime chance of death from gun violence.

A roundup of gun control and violence studies by writer German Lopez at Vox shows Americans represent less than 5 % of the world population but possess nearly 50 % of the world's civilian - owned guns, police are about three times more likely to be killed in states with high gun ownership, countries with more guns see more gun deaths, and states with tighter gun control laws see fewer gun - related deaths, among other sobering statistics.

This is, by far, gun violence, by far the leading cause of death for young African - American men outstripping the next nine causes of death combined.

Statistics show gun owners are the victims of more gun deaths — accidents, unsecured guns being accessed by chlldren, domestic violence situations and you are NOT safer with one in your home.

If we're upset over some victims of gun violence but not others, grieved by some untimely deaths but not others, worried about some missing children but not others — we aren't concerned with the injustices at hand.

Bans on gun possession by those convicted of domestic violence also have resulted in a reduction in deaths among women by their partners.

Kids today, perhaps the prime audience for «Max,» could be troubled by some aspects of the movie, but ultimately they will acquire a real - life, vicarious experience involving the death of a 14 - year - old boy's brother (shown graphically in a scene from Afghanistan) and the violence involving gun smugglers, one of whom violates the Marine code of behavior by being involved in the theft and sale of AK - 47's and a bazooka.

Simpson told me the nails were symbolic and could be enumerating anything, «from the minutiae of one's day - to - day life and deadlines, or the way that this past couple of years have been the counting of deaths by police violence or police brutality or gun violence.»

- The Jerome Project (2015) by Titus Kaphar combines the portraits of three young black men whose tragic deaths prompted a national conversation around racial profiling, policing, and gun violence: Trayvon Martin (died February 26, 2012), Michael Brown (died August 9, 2014), and Tamir Rice (died November 22, 2014), which outlines the subjects» faces in white chalk on Asphalt - coated roofing paper.

Instead Cave takes us inside the belly of one of his iconic sculptures with an immersive environment populated by a dazzling array of found objects, echoing some of Cave's and America's most confounding dilemmas: gun violence, racial inequality, injustice within our cities» police departments, and death.

Litigation partner Roberto Gonzalez has joined the board of directors of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, an organization aiming to create a safer America by cutting gun deaths in half by 2025.

Controversial congressman Steve King responded to hundreds of thousands of people marching in the streets against gun violence by mocking the Parkland survivors still mourning the deaths of their classmates.