So many people die annually from gunfire in the US that the death toll between 1968 and 2011 eclipses all wars ever fought by the country.
According to research by Politifact, there were about 1.4 million firearm deaths in that period, compared with 1.2 million US deaths in every conflict from the Revolutionary War to Iraq.
Source: Politifact.
According to research by Politifact, there were about 1.4 million firearm deaths in that period, compared with 1.2 million US deaths in every conflict from the Revolutionary War to Iraq.
Source: Politifact.