550,000 hospitalized from gun injuries between 2000 and 2016, research shows Celine Castronuovo © iStock 550,000 hospitalized from gun injuries between 2000 and 2016, research shows
More than half a million people were hospitalized as a result of gun injuries from 2000 to 2016, according to a new study published Tuesday by California-based think tank the RAND Corporation.
The report, part of the group s Gun Policy in America initiative to measure the impacts of firearm legislation, found that based on data available on gun injuries, roughly 550,000 people were treated for gunshot wounds at hospitals over the 16-year period.
While the think tank noted that the information on nationwide gunshot wound hospitalizations is limited, as there is no comprehensive national database of gunshot injuries, Tuesday s report follows previous studies indicating that a substantial amount of health care funds are being spent to treat victims of gun violence.
Gun injuries put over a half-million people in hospitals from 2000 to 2016, study finds
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In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Joe Biden got some facts wrong and stretched others, mainly repeated claims we’ve heard before:
Biden said he inherited the “worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.” But when he took office, the economy had recovered some from its low point earlier in the pandemic.
He repeated the debunked claim that he had “traveled over 17,000 miles” with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Biden referred to the American Jobs Plan creating “millions of jobs” and generating “trillions of dollars in economic growth.” The jobs estimate is accurate, but economic growth projections are mixed.
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“Gun Safety Laws”. “Common Sense Legislation”. All talking points to trip the trigger in our population, igniting an emotional response. A few states are what I’d consider the “bad actors” in regards to the Second Amendment. Maybe they do get disproportionate coverage, but hey, we gotta let our brethren in free America know what can and will happen to them in due time. Unfortunately there’s no underground railroad to deliver the citizens from the bondage of draconian laws in states/jurisdictions like California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Illinois, and the District of Columbia (some of the worst of the worst of the anti freedom crowd). The “why don’t ya just move argument” is valid but part of the problem. Someone needs to stay and try to hold back the bad policy, perhaps reverse some of it, and worst case scenario be there to turn the lights off when it’s really time to call it quits.
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