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Burger, Donald . __Analysis of U.S. v. Bean__ . January 3, 2004 12/2/09 [].
1. After Mr. Bean went to a gunshow he ask one of his associates to empty his car of guns and ammunition where they overlooked about 100 bullets. MG 2.He was found crossing state lines with them and was sentenced to five years in prison.MG 3. After Mr. Bean went to a gun show he asked one of his associates to empty his car of guns and ammunition where they overlooked ammunition. MG 4. He had about 200 rounds of ammunition in his trunk he was unaware of. MG 5.He was found crossing U.S.A./Mexico borderlines with them and was sentenced to five years in prison. MG 6. He was soon transferred to the U.S. for imprisonment form the Mexicans. MG 7.  He applied to have his gun rights returned under 18 U.S.C. 925(c). MG 8. Under that statue, the BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) can give back gun rights. MG 9. The BATF did not deny the application MG. 10. They simply refused to rule on it, either way MG 11. They did that because congress did not supply them finances for the investigations that type of ruling would require. MG 12. Bean petitioned the U.S. District Court in Beaumont. MG 13. He argued because the refusal to rule was denial. MG 14. He won the argument District Court. MG 15. The government appealed. MG 16. Bean won at the Fifth Circuit. MG 17. The government appealed. MG 18. By a unanimous decision the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the government that Bean could not petition the District Court. MG 19. Thomas Bean, of Orange, Texas, was a fully licensed gun dealer. MG 20. On Saturday, March 14, 1998, Mr. Bean and three assistants were attending a gun show in Laredo, Texas. MG 21. The District court noted that the burden of proof was on the applicant. MG 22. That means if the applicant did not provide sufficient proof to satisfy a district court the court would deny the application. MG 23. Bean offered testimony from an BATF inspector that Mr. Bean had been a cooperative licensee and maintained excellent records during the time he had his gun dealer's license. MG 24. Bean offered testimony from the Chief of Police of Port Arthur that he knew Bean and that Bean was a law abiding citizen. MG 25. Bean offered testimony from a deputy sheriff as to Bean's good character. MG 26. Bean offered testimony from a local businessman (and competitor of Bean's) as to Bean's good reputation in the business community. MG 27. Bean offered the testimony from another local businessman who had hunted with Bean that Bean was a safe handler of firearms. MG 28. (One of the effects of a felony conviction is no more hunting.). MG 29. Bean also offered numerous letters from individuals supporting Bean's application. MG 30. Mr. Bean was released from La Tuna Penitentiary on October 21, 1998, under supervised release, which was ended by a U.S. District Court order on August 30, 1999. 31. La Tuna is Spanish for “The prickly pear” MG

"Gun Control Facts.” By James D. Agresti. //Just Facts//, June 10, 1999. Revised 6/27/08. [] 12/3/09
 * 1) Right-to-carry laws require law enforcement agencies to issue handgun permits to all qualified applicants. MG
 * 2)  Qualifications include criteria such as age
 * 3) A clean criminal record. MG
 * 4) Completing a firearm safety course. MG
 * 5)  In 1986, nine states had right-to-carry laws. MG
 * 6) As of 1998, 31 states have right-to-carry laws. MG
 * 7)  About half the U.S. population lives in these states. MG
 * 8) When the law went was enacted the Dade County Police began a program to record all arrest and non arrest incidents involving concealed carry licensees. MG
 * 9) Between September of 1987 and August of 1992 Dade County recorded 4 crimes committed by licensees with firearms. MG
 * 10)  None of these crimes resulted in an injury. MG
 * 11)  The record keeping program was abandoned in 1992 MG
 * 12)  There were not enough incidents to justify tracking them. MG
 * 13)  221,443 concealed carry licenses were issued in Florida MG
 * 14) From October of 1987 to April of 1994. MG
 * 15)  During that time, Florida recorded 18 crimes committed by licensees with firearms. MG
 * 16) As of 1998, nationwide, there has been one recorded event in which a permit holder shot someone after a traffic incident. MG
 * 17)  The permit holder was not charged because the grandjury decided the shooting was in self defense. MG
 * 18) As of 1998, no permit holder has ever shot a police officer. MG
 * 19) There have been several cases in which a permit holder has protected an officer's life. MG
 * 20) In the early 1990's, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms reported that only 7% of armed career criminals obtain firearms from licensed gun shops.MG
 * 21) The other 93% obtain their guns by other means. MG
 * 22) The National Rifle Association is the largest gun rights lobbying organization in the United States.KS
 * 23) Handgun Control, Inc. is the largest gun control lobbying organization in the United States.KS

//Frederick News Post// [Frederick] 4 Dec. 2009. //The Frederick News Post Online//. 4 Dec. 2009. Web. 4 Dec. 2009. .
 * 1) Allen L. Nichols faces first & second degree murder charges. KS
 * 2) He shot and killed his brother (Terrry Nichols) KS
 * 3) Nichols is being held without bail at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center KS
 * 4) On the night of the murder, Terry and several other family members came to the house after being out KS
 * 5) According to the brothers' mother, Terry had been drinking that night KS
 * 6) Apparently he is very loud when he is drunk KS
 * 7) Allen became upset over the noise since he had to work early that morning KS
 * 8) He was banging on the floor KS
 * 9) Eventually he went downstairs and began arguing with Terry KS
 * 10) Family members state that they heard Terry say; "Pull the trigger, I dare you" KS
 * 11) Ruth Nichols (mother) placed a call to 911 at 10:45 pm saying Terry was shot and bleeding to death KS
 * 12) The 911 dispatcher claimed he heard someone in the background saying "I didnt know the d*** thing was loaded" KS
 * 13) Ruth told him that the men had been messing around with the gun not knowing it was loaded KS
 * 14) Allen also was heard saying; "I didn't do anything on purpose. It wasn't loaded, I didn't point it. He grabbed it and pulled my arm up. i just don't know what happened." in the background KS
 * 15) Terry Nichols was pronounced dead by EMS crews upon arrival KS
 * 16) He had been shot in the head KS
 * 17) While being arrested Allen repeatedly said he had make a mistake KS
 * 18) Although he had allegedly threatened Terry with a gun on many occasions in the past. KS

".50-Caliber Rifles." // Issues & Controversies On File: // n. pag. // Issues & Controversies //. Facts On File News Services, 14 Mar. 2003. Web. 4 Dec. 2009. . About the .50 cal 1. The bullets it fires are 5-inchs long. MG 2. They have an effective range of four miles. MG 3. The .50-caliber rifle has destructive power that nothing short of light artillery can match. MG 4. It can use different rounds that may include Incendiaries, and AP rounds or even a combination of the two. MG 5. Armor-piercing rounds can penetrate more than one inch of steel MG 6.  Maximum efficiency can be achieved by using armor-piercing incendiary rounds. MG 7.  It has a destructive power that can be equated to destroying a light tank. MG 8. The caliber of a gun is determined by the size of the bullet that it shoots, specifically by the bullet's width. MG 9.  The .50-caliber rifle, therefore, shoots .50-caliber bullets, which are half an inch wide. MG Pro control 10. The series of sniper attacks in the Washington, D.C. area in the fall of 2002 are a big example of the crazies around. MG 11. Over the span of about three weeks 10 people were shot and killed by two men who apparently used the back of their car as a sniper perch. MG Con Control 12. The men did not use a .50-caliber rifle--they used a gun similar to the M-16 machine gun. MG

===   Jost, K. (2008, October 31). Gun rights debates. // CQ Researcher //,  // 18 //  , 889-912. Retrieved December 3, 2009, from CQ Researcher Online, http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher /cqresrre2008103100. ===

1. June 26th the supreame court leagalized the right to have a hand gun i D.C. AM 2. They scored a partial victory in October AM 3. When gun manufacturers in the United States agreed to include trigger locks on handguns. AM 4. But they suffered a defeat in November when voters in Washington State rejected a measure to require safety training for all gun users. AM 5. Non gun control supporters argue that access to firearms deters crime and note that gun homicides are decreasing and fatal gun accidents are at a record low rate. AM 6. Gun control supporters blame the high rate of violence, large number of gun accidents, suicides, and easy availability of firearms and safety rules AM 7. Gun control supporters have been pushing safety initiatives. AM 4..

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1. The number of fatal gun accidents have declined to is lowest level sense 1967 with 1, 250 deaths in 1995 AM

"Update: Gun Control." //Issues & Controversies On File:// n. pag. //Issues & Controversies//. Facts On File News Services, 18 Oct. 2004. Web. 3 Dec. 2009. [].


 * 1) In May 2000, thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C. at a rally called the "Million Mom March." AM
 * 2) Participants in the march, which was organized and led by mothers and others concerned about  **gun**  violence in the U.S., AM
 * 3) They had a simple message to send to Congress: Pass stricter gun laws AM
 * 4)  At the same time as the Million Mom March, a smaller group organized by women took place not to far from the Million Mom March. AM
 * 5) They called themselves the "Second Amendment Sisters," AM
 * 6) Thousands of women rallied against stricter  **gun control**  laws AM
 * 7) They called stricter gun control laws a threat to the Constitution's Second Amendment, AM
 * 8) The constitution’s second amendment protects the right to bear arms.AM
 * 9) The women were chanting "  **gun**  s save lives," AM
 * 10) The women argued that law-abiding people should have access to  **gun**  s in order to protect themselves from criminals. AM
 * 11) Most Americans currently own an estimated 230 million  **gun**  s AM
 * 12) Almost one  **gun**  for every U.S. resident. AM
 * 13) In a //Washington// //Post//-ABC News poll taken in April 2000, 45% of respondents said there was a firearm in their home. AM
 * 14) In 1997, more than 32,000 people were killed by  **gun**  s in the U.S. AM
 * 15) suicide was ranking as the leading type of  **gun**  -related death in 1997.
 * 16) Also  **gun**  deaths have been going down in recent years; AM
 * 17) the number of killings committed with  **gun**  s went down to fewer than 13,600 in 1997, from about 18,500 in 1993. AM
 * 18) Some advocates want people to register and acquire licenses for guns, others call for total bans KS
 * 19) NRA says new gun laws would infringe on citizens rights to possess guns KS
 * 20) opponents say courts fail to prosecute criminals under gun laws that are already in place KS
 * 21) policy makers say measures already in place under the constitution would reduce unlawful sales of guns without taking away rights of law abiding gun owners KS
 * 22) there are between 2000 and 5000 gun shows each year, 40% of vendors at these shows dont have federal licenses, they aren't required to conduct background checks or follow other federal laws. KS
 * 23) those planning to use guns in crime and acquire firearms from any of these unlicensed vendors KS
 * 24) "The fact remains: Guns are used for defensive purposes about five times as often as they are used for crimes. Ignoring that fact can have unfortunate consequences for public safety," writes John Lott Jr. [University of Chicago Law School] KS
 * 25)  having a gun allows citizens to protect themselves and their family if needed to KS
 * 26)  right to bear arms remains a large component of Americans' personal liberty KS
 * 27) serves to ensure the government has limited power KS
 * 28) gun buyers and sellers are already subject to many rules and regulations, those who break them are already subject to harsh penalties KS
 * 29) instead of passing new laws the government should focus on prosecuting people using the laws that are already in place KS
 * 30) The Justice Department only prosecutes about 1% of people who are caught lying during background checks which were put in place by the Brady Act KS
 * 31) the way to stop crime is to prosecute the people with guns, not try to take away the source of guns KS

Coalition for Gun Control." //Coalition for Gun Control//. Web. 3 Dec. 2009. .
1. Gun control was formed to reduce deaths, injuries, and crime caused by improper gun usage KC 2. the coalition of gun control is an organization for gun control KC 3. the coalition is for: 4. Tougher restrictions on handguns KC 5. Controls on ammunition sales KC 6. A cost effective system to register all guns KC  7.. A ban of replica firearms KC 8. Strict safe storage requirements KC  9. Reduction of illegal importation of guns KC 10.public e​ducation KC 11. abolishing the illegel gun trade KC Coalition for gun control. __About us__. December 5, 1995 December 2, 2009 . []

Krey, Patrick. "Gun control losing ground." //The New American// 9 Nov. 2009: 39. //Student// //Resource Center// //- Gold//. Web. 2 Dec. 2009. [].


 * new poll shows that just "39% of Americans now say the United States needs stricter gun control KS
 * down four points from a poll just seven months earlier, and down even more from polls before that. KS
 * 71 percent "of Americans continue to believe that the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of an average citizen to own a gun KS
 * somewhat likely that President Obama will seek tougher gun control laws. KS
 * if Americans continue their right-ward shift on the gun issue, Obama might abandon any new attempts at gun control during his first term. KS

Haughey, John. "Gun talk: our monthly round-up of the top pro- and anti-gun issues making the news." //Outdoor Life// June-July 2009: 36. //Student// //Resource Center// //- Gold//. Web. 2 Dec. 2009. .
 * Since 2001 most Americans have favored stricter gun laws [according to cnn] KS
 * support has dropped slightly in recent years KS
 * 54 percent favored stricter laws in 2001, compared with 50 percent in 2007, according to Gallup polling. That support has now diminished to 39 percent. KS
 * Arkansas:concealed-carry permit call it a 'Good Guy Card,' it identifies us to law-enforcement officers as the lowest possible risk to their safety if they stop us KS
 * To get one undergo a thorough background check, and you have to pass a written test and prove, by virtue of a range exercise, that you are proficient with your firearm KS

==== Menino, Thomas M., and Wayne Lapierre. "Should the U.S. have tougher gun-control laws? Public-safety officials say yes, but others say such laws infringe upon Second Amendment rights." //New York// //Times Upfront// 6 Apr. 2009: 28. //Student// //Resource Center// //- Gold//. Web. 2 Dec. 2009. . ====

PRO: -Laws must be designed to keep firearms out of the hands of the criminal minority without violating the freedoms of the Law-abiding majority. KS - Currently, laws vary from state to state KS -  because on top of federal gun laws, some states have enacted additional laws KS -  such as mandatory reporting of Lost and stolen guns to police and requiring state inspections of gun dealers KS -  it is an effort to reduce criminals' access to guns. KS - Congress should adopt 4 measures: § mandate background checks on all gun-show sales [32 states do not require] § require gun dealers to do background checks on all employees who handle guns [only 5 states require] § close the "fire-sale loophole" in many states which allows gun dealers whose licenses have been revoked to continue to sell their inventory <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ close the "terror gap" that currently Leaves individuals on the nation's terrorist "no fly" List off the list of those prohibited from purchasing guns CON: - laws cant [and never have] reduced number of violent crimes KS -  laws don’t affect criminals, they acquire guns in illegal ways anyway KS -  laws often disarm the innocent victims KS -  violent crimes are often highest in places with strictest gun laws KS <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  example: in 1976 DC outlawed handguns [even in use of home for protection] <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ as a result armed crime rates majorly increased <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ DC earned the nickname “Murder Capital” - since 1987 dozens of states who allow guns to be carried for protection, violent crime rates reduced KS -  people should have the right to defend their life as much as they should have the right to health care/ clean environment etc. KS -  2nd amendment of the constitution: right to keep and bear arms KS -  Self defense is a birth right KS <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">- Gun control laws only put innocent at mercy of the lawless. KS

"Update: Gun Control." //Issues & Controversies On File:// n. pag. //Issues & Controversies//. Facts On File News Services, 8 Sept. 2006. Web. 3 Dec. 2009. <http://www.2facts.com/article/i1100470>.

 * 1) About 30,000 people are killed by guns each year in US. KS
 * 2) Deaths involving guns happne more often in US then in other developed countries. KS
 * 3) gun laws are contrary to intentions of founding fathers and are threat to freedom. KS
 * 4) gun control supporters argue that US makes it too easy to kill/injure people with firearms. KS
 * 5) supporters say effort is needed to keep guns away from criminals. KS
 * 6) they accuse NRA of being too extremist; use scare tactics. KS
 * 7) argue that 2nd ammendment didn't envision problems involving gun control today when writing it. KS
 * 8) Can't be sure that lax gun control laws actually make crime rates go down, there are other contributing factors ie better law enforcement. KS
 * 9) Concerns over violence prompt want/need for restrictions of gun ownership. KS
 * 10) National Firearms Act (1934): banned possession of automatic weapons KS
 * 11) Gun Control Act (1968): prohibited gun dealers from selling weapons to anyone under 18 and required them to keep track of customers. KS
 * 12) was inspired by assasination of JFK (1963) and MLK (1968) KS
 * 13) Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (1993): any handgun customers must submit to background checks KS
 * 14) 1994: full ban on assult weapons was put in place. KS
 * 15) In 2004 this ban was lifted when it went up for renewal in congress. KS
 * 16) guns in hands of law-abiding citizens deterr crimes. KS
 * 17) Its less likely that someone will attack another if they might encounter armed resistance. KS
 * 18) "The problems aren't guns, it's guns in the wrong hands" - Paul Bucher (district attorney in Wisconsin). KS
 * 19) 2nd Amendment is an individual right. KS
 * 20) Its an essential component of liberty, can't be infringed upon. KS
 * 21) this is because it gives ordinary people the ability to resist tyranny (if needed to).KS
 * 22) laws limiting gun ownership step toward abusing those rights. KS
 * 23) "The 2nd Amendment remains the first right among equals, because it is one we turn to when all else fails" - NRA. KS
 * 24) gun control laws treat law-abiding gun owners like criminals. KS
 * 25) ligitamate puposes for guns are ignored ie hunting, self-defense, target/range shooting, and collecting. KS
 * 26) Criminals already disregard laws, why would they follow fun laws? KS
 * 27) Law abiding gun owners are just burdened. KS
 * 28) Criminals will be better armed, they will (likely) obtain firearms illegally. KS
 * 29) In Chicago handguns were banned (sale & possion) but murder rates remained high regardless until new policing methods were implemented. KS
 * 30) Education in gun safety is a better way to prevent people from putting themselves/others at risk when dealing with guns. KS

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Diehl, Matt. "The Absurdity of Gun Control." //The Examiner//. 30 Nov. 2009. Web. 4 Dec. 2009. <http://www.examiner.com/x-30613-Minneapolis-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d30-The-absurdity-of-gun-control>.=====
 * 1) 2nd Amendment: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." KS
 * 2) gun control has always been a controversial issue between Republicans and Democrats Ks
 * 3) Democrats believe guns contribute to more violence in society. KS
 * 4) Republicans and other 3rd party constitutionalists defend the 2nd amendment KS
 * 5) Democrats misenterpret where the bill of rights says its necessary to have a well regulated militia KS
 * 6) they believe that since America has a strong military that the militia is no longer needed KS
 * 7) many myths involving guns that are played up by the media KS
 * 8) one is involving children and gun related deaths KS
 * 9) in reality more children are killed in accidents invovling bicycle, space heaters, and drownings KS
 * 10) whenever a child is involved in a gun accident, it usually gets a large amount of media attention making it seem like its happening more often then it really is KS
 * 11) A figure of 12 child deaths per day is usually used to back up the dangers of guns. this age group actually goes up to age 20 KS
 * 12) these deaths are also usually gang related KS
 * 13) Much hype invovling school shootings ever since Columbine KS
 * 14) Its not the guns fault it is the person who is using it. KS
 * 15) If these people are really intent on killing/hurting people they will do so anyways Ks
 * 16) an average of 31 states that have laws such as "conceal and carry" have a 24% lower violent crime rate. 19% lower murder rate, and 39% lower robbery rates then states that forbid concealed weapons KS
 * 17) misinterpretations of 2nd amendment lead to support of gun control KS
 * 18) Personal defense against criminals was not its purpose KS
 * 19) Founding Fathers wanted the citizens to have means to revolt from tyranny KS
 * 20) They knew that with armed citizens the government would be less likely to become too powerful KS
 * 21) in history several governments have unarmed citizens to take over control of them KS
 * 22) Hitler de-armed his people before shipping of jewish and gay people to the concentration camps KS
 * 23) constitution grants the right for law abiding citizens to own guns KS
 * 24) Regulating guns only hurts those who legaly purchase gunsKS
 * 25) Regulation creates a need for black market for guns KS
 * 26) most criminals are obtaining guns and weapons from these black markets KS
 * 27) taking guns out of hands of good citizens and leaving them in hands of criminals will only increase violence KS
 * 28) criminals wouldnt be threatned by their victims shooting back KS
 * 29) Today having a democratic administration gun rights could be under attack KS
 * 30) Could be proposals to raise prices of ammunition and even ban certain models of guns in the future KS

1.Where there are more guns, the rate of people opposed to gun control is higher.KC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">2.I have a chart of the intentional gun death rate per 100,000 and the percentage of households with firearms. but i wasn't able to load on wikispaces. the link is directly below KC []<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> 3.If there were more guns the amount of gun deaths and injuries would increase .KC

Source: US Department of Justice, “2006 Crime statistics, Expanded Homicide Data,” September 2007. Table 10 and 15 http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/offenses/expanded_information/ data/shrtable_10.html. Warren Silver. “Crime Statistics in Canada 2006,” Statistics Canada. Juristat, vol. 27, no. 5, July 2007. Geoffrey Li. “Homicide in Canada 2006,” Statistics Canada. Juristat, vol. 27, no. 8, October 2007.

Gun owner’s foundation, __Gun control fact sheet 2004__. March 2004 December 5, 2009 [].


 * 1) Guns are used around 2.5 million times each year, 6850 times per day for self defenseKC
 * 2) Guns are used nearly 80 times more often to protect lives than to take them.KC
 * 3) There are twice as many deaths related to football for students then there are for students murdered by gunsKC
 * 4) Gun control does not reduce crimeKC
 * 5) Less than 2% of criminals obtain guns from gun shows so gun shows are not a primary source of illegal guns for criminals KC
 * 6) Firearms are 50 times more likely to save your life than to kill you KC
 * 7) Most of the time when firearms are used for defense, the defender doesn’t even fire the gun. They just banish it or fire a Warning shot tore the attacker. Less than 8% of the time, the citizen will wound or kill their attacker.KC
 * 8) Around 200,000 women each use firearms to defend themselves against sexual abuseKC
 * 9) Only 2% of citizen shootings involve an innocent person mistaken for a criminal.KC
 * 10) 11% of cop shootings involve an innocent person mistaken for a criminalKC
 * 11) Gun registration has lead to confiscation in several countries including Greece, Ireland, Bermuda and JamaicaKC

Gun owner’s foundation, __Gun control fact sheet 2004__. March 2004 December 5, 2009 []

General Death Rates
 * ** Cause ** || || ** Number ** ||
 * Heart disease || || 710,760 ||
 * Cancer || || 553,091 ||
 * Stroke (cerebrovascular disease) || || 167,661 ||
 * Chronic lower respiratory diseases || || 122,009 ||
 * Doctor's negligence || || 98,329 ||
 * Influenza and pneumonia || || 65,313 ||
 * Motor-vehicle || || 43,354 ||
 * Suicides (all kinds, including firearms) || || 29,350 ||
 * Firearms (Total)*

Suicides Homicides Accidents ||

16,586 10,801 776 || 28,163 ||
 * Accidents (six causes)

Falls Poison (solid, liquid) Choking on food or other object Drowning Fires, flames Firearms ||

13,322 12,757 4,313 3,402 3,377 776 || || -KC
 * Homicides (all instruments) || || 16,765 ||

News links [] [] [] -KC