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violence
Violence is defined by the World Health Organization as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation", although the group acknowledges that the inclusion of "the use of power" in its definition expands on the conventional understanding of the word. This definition involves intentionality with the committing of the act itself, irrespective of the outcome it produces. However, generally, anything that is excited in an injurious or damaging way may be described as violent even if not meant to be violence (by a person and against a person).
Globally, violence resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1.28 million people in 2013 up from 1.13 million in 1990. Of the deaths in 2013, roughly 842,000 were attributed to self-harm (suicide), 405,000 to interpersonal violence, and 31,000 to collective violence (war) and legal intervention. In Africa, out of every 100,000 people, each year an estimated 60.9 die a violent death. Corlin, past president of the American Medical Association said: "The United States leads the world—in the rate at which its children die from firearms." He concluded: "Gun violence is a threat to the public health of our country." For each single death due to violence, there are dozens of hospitalizations, hundreds of emergency department visits, and thousands of doctors' appointments. Furthermore, violence often has lifelong consequences for physical and mental health and social functioning and can slow economic and social development.
In 2013, assault by firearm was the leading cause of death due to interpersonal violence, with 180,000 such deaths estimated to have occurred. The same year, assault by sharp object resulted in roughly 114,000 deaths, with a remaining 110,000 deaths from personal violence being attributed to other causes.
Violence in many forms is preventable. There is a strong relationship between levels of violence and modifiable factors such as concentrated poverty, income and gender inequality, the harmful use of alcohol, and the absence of safe, stable, and nurturing relationships between children and parents. Strategies addressing the underlying causes of violence can be effective in preventing violence.
Suspect's gun disabled by bullet
A Jefferson County sheriff's deputy who was involved in an off-duty shooting has been cleared.
"One in a billion." That's how this shot was described by police: A Jeffco deputy fired at an armed robbery suspect... and ended up shooting a bullet straight down the...
Nationa Gun Violence Day...??? Say what... Never heard of that one...
Former President Barack Obama encouraged gun control proponents on Friday to stay committed to securing new gun laws “no matter how long it takes.”
Friday was National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
Obama tweeted that gun...
I Get that we are suppose to use the the articles title, but the article is really poorly written.
30% rise in people killed by guns in US in 2016, data reveals
Example:
"The new data released shows that 155,000 people were shot in 2016, a 28 per cent increase from the gun deaths seen in...
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Stoneman Douglas students question new security measures regulating backpacks
Scott Travis Contact Reporter Sun Sentinel
April 2, 2018 5:50 PM
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High created a new environment Monday, with clear backpacks, bag searches...
Rantz: Seattle mayor’s gun violence plan lacks actual plan
The article:
Can someone remind Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan that a plan to tackle gun violence should include actual plans? She seems to have forgotten any specific details on going after the actual gun violence we’re experiencing...
Text - H.R.5103 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2018
Highlights of the bill
20% tax on guns
50% tax on ammo
SOT raised to $2000
$500 NFA transfers
$100 AOW transfers
semiauto pistols in rifle calibers added to NFA tax code
Italy, Macerata attack: Gunman targets black foreigners in drive-by shooting
Considering Italy's strict gun laws complying within the framework of the European Firearms Directive, I'm wondering how long this article will even be in the news....?
it certainly doesn't fit the anti-gun agenda and...
People intent on violence will find a tool and a way...
The article:
Children as young as five should be taught about the dangers of knife crime, a police chief has said, as figures revealed the death toll among under-25s in London had almost doubled year-on-year.
DCS Sean Yates, Scotland...