Domestic Violence
“Women are 500% more likely to be killed if their abuser has a gun”
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“Millions of guns are sold without background checks each year”
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“There are at least 100 gun shows every week in the U.S.”
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“There are at least 5,200 gun shows every year in the U.S.”
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Masters, Kate. (2015). Just How Many People Get Guns Without a Background Check? Fast-Tracked Research Is Set to Provide an Answer. Available:http://www.thetrace.org/2015/10/private-sale-loophole-background-check-harvard-research/.
“Thomas Maffei was arrested on November 02, 2012”
Broward County Bookings. (2012). Florida Bookings. Available:http://florida.arrests.org/search.php?fname=thomas&fpartial=True&lname=maffei. Last accessed 29th Feb 2016.
“Every 16 hours a woman is shot and killed by her husband or boyfriend”
Mascia, Jennifer. (2016). Once Every 16 Hours, An American Woman Is Fatally Shot by a Current or Former Romantic Partner. Available:http://www.thetrace.org/2016/02/woman-shot-killed-frequency-domestic-violence/. Last accessed 29th Feb 2016.
“74% of NRA members support universal background checks”
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46% fewer women are shot to death by intimate partners in states with background checks
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“The NRA spent $526,706 on Gov. Rick Perry’s (R-TX) campaign”
The NRA spent $526,706 on Gov. Rick Perry’s (R-TX) campaign in 2010
Stone, Peter H.. (2011). Rick Perry's devotion to NRA-backed proposals reaps campaign aid and grassroots support. Available:http://www.publicintegrity.org/2011/09/15/6466/rick-perrys-devotion-nra-backed-proposals-reaps-campaign-aid-and-grassroots-support. Last accessed 29th Feb 2016.
“48% fewer on-duty police officers are shot and killed in states with background checks”
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“Beretta had €638.2 million in sales in 2013”
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“Beretta and its subsidiaries gave at least $2.2 million to the NRA”
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“Beretta CEO Cav. Ugo Gussalli Beretta personally gave $250,000 to the NRA in 2013”
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“Colt made $213.3 million in sales in 2012”
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“Smith & Wesson made $626.6 million in sales in 2014”
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“Sturm, Ruger & Co. made $544.4 million in sales in 2014”
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“Glock founder Gaston Glock spent $45 million on a private jet”
Gun Mart. (2011). The Glock Private Jet. Available:http://gunmart.blogspot.com/2011/05/glock-private-jet.html. Last accessed 29th Feb 2016.
Hickey, Walter. (2013). How The Gun Industry Funnels Tens Of Millions Of Dollars To The NRA. Available:http://www.businessinsider.com/gun-industry-funds-nra-2013-1. Last accessed 29th Feb 2016.
“The NRA reported revenues of over $310 million in 2014”
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“Income 2014 $927,863 NRA CEO and Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre made”
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“$784, 515 NRA ILA Executive Director NRA-ILA Chris Cox”
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“$533,321 NRA Executive Director Office of Advancement Tyler Schropp
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“$564,783 NRA Treasurer Wilson Phillips, Jr.”
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“$147,000 NRA Director Marion Hammer”
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Unintentional
7 children are killed by guns every day in the United States
Seven children are killed with guns on an average day.
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“More than 40% of gun owning households with children in the United States keep their guns unlocked”
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Schuster, Mark A. MD. (2000). Firearm Storage Patterns in US Homes With Children. Available: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.90.4.588. Last accessed 29th Feb 2016.
“65% of Americans with children in the home would be willing to buy a smart gun.
Healy, Melissa. (2016). Access to safer guns is favored by most in U.S., poll finds. Available: http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-safer-guns-favored-by-most-20160121-story.html. Last accessed 29th Feb 2016.
“70% of unintentional shooting deaths in the U.S. could have been prevented by storing guns safely”
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“A child in the U.S. has been shot and killed every other day since Sandy Hook”
BRUNKER, MIKE; DEFRANK, POLLY. (2015). Since Sandy Hook, an American Kid Has Died by a Gun Every Other Day. Available: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sandy-hook-american-kid-has-died-gun-every-other-day-n478746. Last accessed 29th Feb 2016. (In this statistic children are defined as 12 years and younger)
“A cable lock costs $14”
Mossberg. (2016). Mossberg Accessories - Cablelock. Available: http://store.mossberg.com/product/187/mossberg-accessories-cablelock. Last accessed 2016.
The shotgun that killed Eddie was bought for $393
The NRA opposed a mandatory storage law in Washington State in 2013. The law was never passed.
Rosenthal, Brian M. (2014). Shooting accidents soar; state gun laws remain unchanged. Available:
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/shooting-accidents-soar-state-gun-laws-remain-unchanged/
One year later, Eddie Zee Holmes was killed
The year after Aurora and Sandy Hook Mossberg Corp. had an income of $231 million
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Mossberg Corporation and its companies had an income of $201 million in 2014, the year Eddie was killed.
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“Brian Judy is paid $99,995 annually to lobby in Washington and other states”
Rosenthal, Brian M. (2013). Gun-control supporters outspent NRA lobby in Olympia this year. Available: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/gun-control-supporters-outspent-nra-lobby-in-olympia-this-year/. Last accessed 29th Feb 2016.
“81% of unintentional child gun deaths occur in a home”
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“1.7 million American children live in homes with guns loaded and unlocked”
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Trafficking
“1 in every 5 people murdered in Chicago is 18 or younger”
Caputo, Angela. (2014). Homicides in Chicago down, number of children killed stays the same. Available: http://chicagoreporter.com/homicides-chicago-down-number-children-killed-stays-same/. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
“Chicago police seize an illegal gun every 72 minutes”
Bauer, Kelly. (2015). An Illegal Gun is Seized by Police Every 72 Minutes in Chicago: Top Cop. Available: https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150831/bronzeville/illegal-gun-is-seized-by-police-every-22-minutes-chicago-top-cop. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
“59% of students in grades six through twelve know where to get a gun within 24 hours”
Stat per ICHV is actually 59% of students in grades six through twelve know where to get a gun if they want one, and two thirds of these students say they can acquire a firearm within 24 hours.
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“Between 2001 and 2010, more Americans died from Chicago gun violence than from the war in Afghanistan”
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Mora, Edwin. (2010). 2010 Was By Far the Deadliest Year for U.S. Troops in Afghanistan—One American Killed Every 18 Hours. Available: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/2010-was-far-deadliest-year-us-troops-afghanistan-one-american-killed-every-18-hours. Last accessed 2 Mar 2016.
“More Americans died from gun violence in one year than in the last ten years of terrorism.”
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Qiu, Linda. (2015). Fact-Checking A Comparison of Gun deaths and Terrorism Deaths. Available:http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/oct/05/viral-image/fact-checking-comparison-gun-deaths-and-terrorism-/. Last accessed 3 Mar 2016.
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“Budget: Chicago anti-violence programs: $50 million in 2014”
Jackson, David; Marx,Gary . (2015). Millions pledged to fight Chicago violence have yet to be disbursed. Available: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-youth-violence-prevention-met-20150618-story.html. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
“Budget: Pentagon $967.9 billion in 2014”
Ward, Kenric. (2014). What cuts? Defense spending tops $1 trillion.Available: http://watchdog.org/132653/defense-spending-security/. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
“There is an average of 433 gun shows per month in the U.S.”
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“Black Americans are twice as likely to die in gun violence as white Americans”
Black men are 10 times more likely than white men to be killed with guns.
Ferdman, Roberto A.. (2014). The racial divide in America’s gun deaths. Available: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/09/19/the-racial-divide-in-americas-gun-deaths/. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
“Over 5 million people attend guns shows annually”
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“Between 2008 and 2012, nearly half of Chicago's homicide victims were under 25 years old”
Caputo, Angela. (2014). Homicides in Chicago down, number of children killed stays the same. Available: http://chicagoreporter.com/homicides-chicago-down-number-children-killed-stays-same/. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
“30% of all trafficked guns come from gun shows”
More than 30% of guns in ATF trafficking investigations were related to gun shows.
Wintemute, Garen J. MD, MPH: Hemenway, David PhD. et al.. (2010).Gun Shows and Gun Violence: Fatally Flawed Study Yields Misleading Results. Available: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2936974/. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
“Indiana gun shows are only 30 minutes away by car from Chicago”
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“1 out of 5 crime guns in Chicago comes from Indiana”
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“Chicago killings cost $2.5 billion every year”
Jones, Tim; McCormick, John . (2013). Chicago Killings Cost $2.5 Billion as Murders Top N.Y.’s. Available: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-05-23/first-lady-s-chicago-shows-gun-toll-for-city-that-bleeds. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
Michael Fifer
Sturm, Ruger & Co. CEO
House valued at: $1.2 million
Salary: $500,000
Restricted stock awards: $2,658,500
Non equity incentive plan compensation: $1,241,650
Total 2012 income: $4,573,343
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P. James Debney
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. CEO
House valued at: $849,207
Private horseback riding arena
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Gaston Glock
Glock Founder
Business worth: $2.5 billion
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Wayne LaPierre
NRA Executive Vice President
House valued at: $1.7 million
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Chris Cox
NRA-ILA Executive Director
House valued at 2.9 million.
Sweeney, James P.. (2015). NRA-2014-990. Available: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2638472-NRA-2014-990.html .Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
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“1 in 6 guns found at Chicago crime scenes came from 3 local gun stores”
CITY OF CHICAGO - OFFICE OF THE MAYOR CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT. (2014). TRACING THE GUNS: THE IMPACT OF ILLEGAL GUNS ON VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO. Available: http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/mayor/Press%20Room/Press%20Releases/2014/May/05.27.14TracingGuns.pdf.Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
“Shore Galleries sold 483 guns recovered in Chicago crimes from 2009 - 2013”
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“Shore Galleries generates up to $5 million in sales”
Manta Media Inc. (Manta.com). Shore Galleries Inc. Available: http://www.manta.com/c/mmqkzzl/shore-galleries-inc. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
“Chuck’s Gun Shop sold 1,516 guns recovered in Chicago crimes between 2009 – 2013”
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“Chuck’s Gun Shop generates up to $2.5 million in sales”
Manta Media Inc. (Manta.com). Chuck's Gun Shop & Pistol Rng.Available: http://www.manta.com/c/mm25849/chuck-s-gun-shop-pistol-rng. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
“Chuck's Gun Shop is only 2 miles from Chicago”
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“Midwest Sporting Goods sold 659 guns recovered in Chicago crimes from 2009 - 2013”
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“Midwest Sporting Goods generates up to $2.5 million in sales”
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Note: still photos used in the section focusing on the lawsuit by the city of Lyons, IL were pulled from a stock footage library
SUICIDE
“Gun violence cost a total of $229 billion per year”
Follman, Mark. (2015). What Does Gun Violence Really Cost. Available: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/04/true-cost-of-gun-violence-in-america. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
Over 80 Americans are shot and killed every day
EveryTown For Gun Safety. (2014). Gun Violence By Numbers.Available: http://everytownresearch.org/gun-violence-by-the-numbers/. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
One American is killed with a gun every 16 minutes
Kristof, Nicholas. (2015). On Guns, We’re Not Even Trying. Available: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/opinion/on-guns-were-not-even-trying.html?_r=0. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
Every day, 55 Americans kill themselves with a gun
Brady Center. (2015). About Gun Violence. Available: http://www.bradycampaign.org/about-gun-violence. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
Each year, more than 20,000 people kill themselves using a firearm
EveryTown For Gun Safety. (2014). SUICIDE. Available: http://everytownresearch.org/issue/mental-health-guns/. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
1 out of 4 suicide attempts is decided in 5 minutes or less
Simon, Thomas. (2005). Impulsivity and Crises. Available: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/means-matter/impulsivity/. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016
2 out of 3 gun related deaths are suicides
Desilver, Drew. (2013). Suicides account for most gun deaths.Available: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/05/24/suicides-account-for-most-gun-deaths/. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
Brady Center. (Brady Center). THE TRUTH ABOUT SUICIDE & GUNS.Available: http://www.bradycampaign.org/sites/default/files/Truth-About-Suicide-Guns.pdf. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
The NRA has given at least 27.1 million to politicians since 1989
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50% of NRA members support a 5 day waiting period
Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence. (2015). Waiting Periods Policy Summary. Available: http://smartgunlaws.org/waiting-periods-policy-summary/. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
The NRA has spent $39.7 million on lobbying since 1998
Open Secrets Center For Responsible Politics. (2014). National Rifle Assn. Available: https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000082&cycle=A. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
Glock pistols have a profit margin of nearly 70%
Grow, Brian; Ewing, Jack; et al.. (2009). Glock's Secret Path to Profits. Available: http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/magazine/content/09_38/b4147036107809.htm. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
Glock’s fortune is estimated to be worth £1.8 billion
Owen, Pamela. (2013). Billionaire pistol designer Gaston Glock at war with family over glamorous young wife and £1.8billion fortune.Available: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/billionaire-pistol-designer-gaston-glock-1740248. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
Gaston Glock bought the world’s most expensive horse for $15 million
Prince, Rosa. (2014). The Glock family feud has its roots in 1960s Austria.Available: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11160577/The-Glock-family-feud-has-its-roots-in-1960s-Austria.html. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
States with waiting periods had 51% fewer gun suicides
Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence. (2015). Waiting Periods Policy Summary. Available: http://smartgunlaws.org/waiting-periods-policy-summary/. Last accessed 1st Mar 2016.
MASS SHOOTING
Between May-July 2012, the Aurora theatre shooter purchased:
2 tear gas grenades purchased May 22, 2012, 2:02am (online)
Glock 22 .40 caliber pistol purchased May 22, 2012, 4:32pm
Remington 870 shotgun, 50 rounds 12 gauge ammunition, 50 rounds .40 caliber ammunition purchased May 28, 2012 - May 28, 2012, 6:40pm
Handcuffs, road stars purchased June 6, 2012
Smith & Wesson .223 M&P rifle, 3-30 round magazines, slings, gun case, 100 rounds .223 ammunition purchased June 7, 2012, 5:25pm
100 round magazine, 500 rounds .40 caliber ammunition, 250 rounds 12 gauge ammunition, 820 rounds .223 ammunition, 10-40 round .223 magazines, laser sight purchased June 13, 2012, 4:24pm (online)
Paper targets, target stands purchased June 17, 2012, 11:04pm (online)
10-22 round .40 magazines, Glock holster, laser sight purchased June 19, 2012, 7:54am (online)
2,000 rounds .223 ammunition, 2,000 rounds .40 ammunition, 25 rounds 12 gauge ammunition purchased June 28, 2012, 6:41 pm (online)
Combat helmet purchased June 28, 2012, 8:56 pm (online)
Snap caps, .223 scope purchased July 1, 2012, 3:51pm
Ballistic gear, groin protector purchased July 2, 2012, between 9:44 -11:49am (online)
Incendiary/explosive material. launch equipment purchased July 3, 2012, 2:30pm (online)
Glock 23 .40 caliber pistol, 200 rounds .223 ammunition, targets, gun cleaning equipment, 4 pounds of powder purchased July 6, 2012, 6:05pm
Chemicals, electrodes purchased July 14, 2012
United States. 18th.Judicial District, State of Colorado (2015). Timeline: Holmes/12CR1522. Colorado. (not offered or admitted).
A limit on ammunition purchases would have stopped the shooter from buying 6,000 rounds of ammunition
Ure, Laurie. (2012). Democrats propose limits on online ammo sales.Available: http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/30/politics/democrats-ammo-sales/. Last accessed 2 Mar 2016
The shooter would not have been able to buy a 100 round drum if there had been a magazine limit
Yablon, Alex. (2015). High-Capacity Gun Magazine Bans: The Numbers, the Opposing Arguments, the Unexpected Origin Story.Available: http://www.thetrace.org/2015/07/magazine-capacity-limit-explainer/. Last accessed 2 Mar 2016.
The Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act would have prevented the shooter from buying ammunition online
Congressional Research Service. (2015). H.R.2283 - Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015. Available: http://www.thetrace.org/2015/07/magazine-capacity-limit-explainer/. Last accessed 2 Mar 2016
Nearly 1 in 3 victims of a mass shooting is a child
Hoyer, Meghan. (2013). In mass killings, smallest victims bear biggest burden. Available:http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/03/child-victims-of-mass-killings/3305879/.Last accessed 2 Mar 2016.
The U.S. is #1 in mass shootings among all other developed nations
Christensen. (2015). Why the U.S. has the most mass shootings.Available: http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/27/health/u-s-most-mass-shootings. Last accessed 2 Mar 2016.
There were 330 mass shootings in 2015
Gun Violence Archive. (2016). MASS SHOOTINGS - 2015. Available: http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shootings/2015. Last accessed 2 Mar 2016
9 people were killed in Roseburg, Oregon. An assault rifle was used
sources:
Berlinger, Joshua. (2015). Oregon shooting: Victims remembered for compassion. Available: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-umpqua-community-college-shooting-victims/. Last accessed 2 Mar 2016.
14 people were killed in San Bernardino, California. An assault rifle was used.
The Los Angeles Times. (2015). San Bernardino shooting victims: Who they were. Available: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-bernardino-shooting-victims-htmlstory.html. Last accessed 2 Mar 2016.
26 people were killed in Newtown, Connecticut. An assault rifle was used
CNN. (2012). Sandy Hook shooting: What happened?. Available: http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/12/us/sandy-hook-timeline/. Last accessed 2 Mar 2016.