this post was submitted on 03 Nov 2023
1839 points (97.5% liked)
196
16888 readers
2108 users here now
Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.
Rule: You must post before you leave.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us on our matrix channel.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
It's about 26k total homicides per year, about half are firearms, a huge majority of those are handguns.
So 875k people in the US are shot to death roughly every 67 years.