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Moyers: Gun Violence Since Newtown
May 3, 2013 - http://billmoyers.com/2013/05/03/gun-violence-since-newtown/
by John Light and Lauren Feeney
Take a look at gun deaths, school shootings, public opinion and the Senate vote on gun control in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook ...
(Click on map in page to see full interactive version from The Huffington Post)
Number of people killed since Newton to date, according to a crowdsourced project on Slate: 3,819
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The Guns
Number of guns in the U.S.: 270,000,000
Number of guns per person: About 9 guns for every 10 Americans
Countries with more guns per person: None
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