-Every day, ten American children under the age of eighteen are killed in hand-gun accidents, homicides, and suicides (Newton 32).
-Arrests for homicide among juveniles went up 93% from 1988-1992 in the U.S. (Miller 12).
-“Guns are one of the most popular items to steal. About 100,000 hand-guns are stolen each year.” (Harris 36).
- 71 out of 100 people said they own guns for self-defense (Harris 36).
- Sixty percent of criminals feared being shot by an armed citizen more than a cop (Gottfried 47).
- Fifty-three percent of criminals did not commit a crime for fear of the citizen being armed and fifty-seven percent were scared off by a citizen who fired a gun (Gottfried 47).
- On an average day in 1991, 135,000 students carried guns to school. Some as young as nine or ten years old (Miller 9).
- 3.6 million High school students consider taking their lives each year. Less than one tenth of one percent actually do it (Gottfried 44).
- Out of the 35,000 people killed by guns, 18,000 of those were suicides. In one week there were 464 deaths, 216 were suicides (Harris 47).
- 16 to 20 million people are licensed annually. Out of this number, many are high school age or younger (Newton 25).
-Arrests for homicide among juveniles went up 93% from 1988-1992 in the U.S. (Miller 12).
-“Guns are one of the most popular items to steal. About 100,000 hand-guns are stolen each year.” (Harris 36).
- 71 out of 100 people said they own guns for self-defense (Harris 36).
- Sixty percent of criminals feared being shot by an armed citizen more than a cop (Gottfried 47).
- Fifty-three percent of criminals did not commit a crime for fear of the citizen being armed and fifty-seven percent were scared off by a citizen who fired a gun (Gottfried 47).
- On an average day in 1991, 135,000 students carried guns to school. Some as young as nine or ten years old (Miller 9).
- 3.6 million High school students consider taking their lives each year. Less than one tenth of one percent actually do it (Gottfried 44).
- Out of the 35,000 people killed by guns, 18,000 of those were suicides. In one week there were 464 deaths, 216 were suicides (Harris 47).
- 16 to 20 million people are licensed annually. Out of this number, many are high school age or younger (Newton 25).