Cornelius Völker German, b. 1965
Heckler & Koch USP, 2014
oil on canvas
39 3/8 x 41 3/8 in
100 x 105.1 cm
100 x 105.1 cm
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There are 300 million guns in America - the top gun owning country in the world. 40% of Americans own or live with a gun. 1 out of 3 households...
There are 300 million guns in America - the top gun owning country in the world. 40% of Americans own or live with a gun.
1 out of 3 households with children have a gun. 1.7 million children live with an unlocked, loaded gun.
In the U.S., the rate of murder or manslaughter by firearm is the highest in the developed world.
89 people die from gun violence every day: two-thirds of them are suicides.
987 people were shot and killed by police in 2017.
Every day 47 children and teens are shot in murders, assaults, suicides / suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, and police interventions.
Every day, 7 of those children die from gun violence and 40 are shot but survive.
There have been more than 90 mass shootings in America since 1982.
What kind of society allows this to continue?
1 out of 3 households with children have a gun. 1.7 million children live with an unlocked, loaded gun.
In the U.S., the rate of murder or manslaughter by firearm is the highest in the developed world.
89 people die from gun violence every day: two-thirds of them are suicides.
987 people were shot and killed by police in 2017.
Every day 47 children and teens are shot in murders, assaults, suicides / suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, and police interventions.
Every day, 7 of those children die from gun violence and 40 are shot but survive.
There have been more than 90 mass shootings in America since 1982.
What kind of society allows this to continue?