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Gun Violence

Gun Violence. Murder by the Numbers. Since 1993 the number of murders with handguns has declined. The media portrays the incidence of gun violence as increasing Assault rifles are a hotly debated issue with recent mass shootings. Sources.

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Gun Violence

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  1. Gun Violence Murder by the Numbers

  2. Since 1993 the number of murders with handguns has declined • The media portrays the incidence of gun violence as increasing • Assault rifles are a hotly debated issue with recent mass shootings

  3. Sources • http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/homicide.html • CQ Press http://proxy.uscupstate.edu:3812/statestats/document.php?id=series-341 • http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/u-s-murder-rate-on-track-to-be-lowest-in-more-than-100-years/

  4. Murder Rate Decreasing Nationwide • http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murder-rates-nationally-and-state#nat1970

  5. People believe the gun violence rate is increasing • http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/07/181998015/rate-of-u-s-gun-violence-has-fallen-since-1993-study-says • ”In a survey, the Pew Research Center found that only 12 percent of Americans believe the gun crime rate is lower today than it was in 1993; 56 percent believe it's higher.”

  6. Link to lead? • http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/the-crime-of-lead-exposure/

  7. Why it is relevant • ”In a survey, the Pew Research Center found that only 12 percent of Americans believe the gun crime rate is lower today than it was in 1993; 56 percent believe it's higher.” • Misconceptions about gun ownership and violence • Just because there is a trend does not mean there is causality

  8. Guns in the world • http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/jul/22/gun-homicides-ownership-world-list • Small Arms Survey from 2007

  9. Conclusion

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