That leaves us with 1,800 dead people and more than 6,400 wounded. Other countries have stricter gun laws,
That’s a fourth of the number here in the US. In the same article by BBC, it says, "No official figure exists but there are thought to be about 300 million in the US, held by about a third of the population." That exact number of guns is enough to give every man, woman, and child a gun in the country. The article also shows in a chart from Politifact, "11,101 people die from guns in the US, while 17 dies in terrorist attacks." Gun deaths are 653 times the amount of terrorism deaths, 653.
Rarely is there discussion of the impact firearms have on our lives, health, and economy. Gun violence in America causes a heavy toll of death and disability and should be treated as a public health crisis instead of a political debate. The Scope of the Problem While mass shootings are sensational and receive most of the news headlines gun violence occurs daily and in a variety of ways. Firearm-related injury and death can be unintentional – a hunting accident or a curious toddler discovering an unsecured handgun, or intentional – assaults, homicides, or suicides. As illustrated in the chart below firearms cause far more injuries than fatalities.
In the past few years 2,549 children ranging from the age 19 and under fell victim to gun violence while 13,576 were injured. The number of gun violence cases involving the youth has risen at a fast rate most of them involving gangs. As a negative result of rap music a lot of gangs have taken advantage of it to use as a outlet for the them to send verbal shots at each other which eventually causes more violence. Most people arrested for illegal firearms are under the age of 21 years old and will probably end up getting charged again in the future. The influence the music has on the situation is that it’s just another way to start up problems which then lead to bigger
Guns. Guns are an enormously controversial topic discussed across the world; however, I am going to focus on guns in America specifically. America is in a deadly love affair with firearms despite 32,000 people each year. Losing their life to gun crime for every one person who died due to guns, two more are wounded which can drastically impact someone’s life. I feel that America has a huge influence in the world therefore if they get rid of their right to bare arms, others will soon follow.
A violent crime is a crime committed with an intention to threaten or cause physical harm to another’s life. An example of this would be a homicide, rape, armed robbery and assault (Walsh, 2008). Due to an increased reporting of violent crimes by both victims and media outlets, it seems that a majority of the crimes happening in society today are violent in nature. Even though violent crimes were much higher in the 19th century than they are today. The society today relies heavily on the media for information regarding violent crime.
Table 1 shows that deaths because of drug overdoses in the US during 2010 exceeded 38,000 people. According to Mothers Against Drug Driving (MADD), 22% of drivers involved in accidents have tested positive to illegal,
According to, “Counterpoint: Gun Control Saves Lives”, “Experts estimate that about one-third of all American households contain firearms, and that the total number of guns in circulation is at least 240 million.” This shows that the government may be too careless about who has a gun, and as a result, people are more vulnerable than ever. The article, “More gun control laws would reduce gun deaths”, describes the words of David Frum, Daily Beast and CNN contributor, “‘American children under age 15 were nine times more likely to die of a gun accident than children in other advanced wealthy countries…’”. This shows how dangerous it is for children to even live in the United States because of these
According to a report by the CDC over 35,000 people were killed by guns in 2015. ( National Vital Statistics Reports) Over the years gun control has been a controversial topic about how to control, restrict, and ban firearms in the United States, this affects several people who fall in the middle of the gun control spectrum. Due to news and media sources who try to make headlines, people think that guns are all bad and that it would be better to get rid of them. In truth, a gun is a deadly weapon that needs little strength and experience to use; when first introduced to war, it became the deadliest weapon ever as anyone could use it. Today there are many ways for people to obtain a gun legally and illegally; it all comes down to how much money you are willing to pay and what laws you are willing to brake.
Other types of violence includes: sexual violence, gender based violence, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, family violence, child maltreatment, youth violence, media violence, elder abuse, workplace violence, structural violence, armed conflict, new wars, complex emergencies, terrorism and genocide. The South African homicide rate appears to be much higher when compared to the road traffic and suicide rates. The homicide rate is higher when compared to other regions. The suicide rate however cannot be seen as low. Easy access and availability of firearms and ammunition together with gang violence are also major leading factors to the violence.