At 10 a.m. this morning, when I recorded this episode, there already had been 2,266 people who died by guns so far this year. That number is now up to 2,294. That averages out to nearly two gun deaths every hour since the new year began.
Between January 1st and today, there have been 55 mass shootings and eight mass murders.
As of this morning, 37 children under the age of 11 had been killed by guns; it’s up to 38 now. It’s up for teenagers between ages 12 and 17. It was 172 this morning and it’s 173 now.
We are in the midst of a major gun violence crisis that must be addressed. That’s the subject of Episode No. 139.
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