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C0RI0LANUS

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4. Americans are numb to these shootings as this is the new norm. Will 2025 reach the 50,000 gun death mark in the US?

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Sat Feb 22, 2025, 06:33 PM

Feb 22

In 2022, the CDC reported the US suffered 48,000 gun-related homicides. The US has become a warzone.

Countries with the Highest Total Gun Deaths (all causes) in 2019:

Brazil 49,437
United States 37,040
Mexico 22,119
India 14,711
Colombia 13,171
Venezuela 10,599
Philippines 9,268
Guatemala 5,981
Nigeria 5,103
Iraq 4,424

Source:

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-deaths-by-country

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Police Officer, Gunman Dead in Shooting at UPMC Hospital in Pennsylvania [View all] C0RI0LANUS Feb 22 OP

Disgusting Dock_Yard Feb 22 #1

York has a lot of those. Pretty violent for a small town. n/t malthaussen Feb 22 #2

The 2 adjacent counties moniss Feb 22 #3

Americans are numb to these shootings as this is the new norm. Will 2025 reach the 50,000 gun death mark in the US? C0RI0LANUS Feb 22 #4

Musk's doge incels need to scrub these inconvenient facts. rubbersole Feb 23 #5