I'm going to run two gun related polls, please vote and recommend so we can learn about ourselves as a group.
Thanks!
IMPORTANT NOTE: I have a feeling people will WANT to vote the lowest number, HOWEVER, only vote for a number that you would support policies around.
Example 1: You may believe that background checks, and assault weapons bans are the appropriate solution and they could stop 30% of violence; in that case choose 70%
Example 2: You may think removing handguns is the appropriate solution and that that would stop 60% of violence; in that case choose 40%
Example 3: Voting that "None" is acceptable would mean you support removing EVERY gun off the street, full stop. So if you couldn't support that, don't vote "None". However, if you do think that is appropriate, vote "None".
DATA:
The numbers come from here: Gun Violence
Here's a more comprehensive look at 2014's data:
Total Number of Incidents 51,742
Number of Deaths 12,563
Number of Injuries 23,017
Number of Children (age 0-17) Killed/Injured 3001
Mass Shooting 283
Officer Involved Shooting 3,213
Home Invasion 2,604
Defensive Use 1,584
Accidental Shooting 1,598
Gun Suicides (2012): 21,175
Suicides (2012)