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Alex Wood

Interactive Timeline of Mass Shootings in America - 1 views

www.timetoast.com/...r-us-mass-shootings-since-1999

Timeline Alex

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  • Alex Wood on 03 Jun 13
     
    This is a really cool interactive timeline of major shootings in America since 1999
Beth Clifton

Federal Gun Control Legislation - Timeline | Infoplease.com - 0 views

www.infoplease.com/...guntime1.html

legislation Beth Timeline

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      Beth Clifton on 31 May 13
       
      This brings the argument of strict vs. loose interpretation of the Constitution
  • National Rifle Association Founded
  • eliminate automatic-fire weapons like machine guns
  • ...15 more annotations...
  • $200 tax
  • Federal Firearms License from the Secretary of Commerce ($1 annual fee)
  • prohibited from selling to those people who were convicted of certain crimes or lacked a permit.
    • Beth Clifton
      Beth Clifton on 31 May 13
       
      inspired by JFK assassination
  • more dealers, and more detailed record keeping
  • sales over state lines were restricted
  • those convicted of felonies (with some exceptions), those found mentally incompetent, drug users and more
  • outlawed mail order sales of rifles and shotguns;
  • illegal for anyone to manufacture or import armor piercing ammunition
  • Eased restrictions
  • criminal penalties for possessing or discharging a firearm in a school zone
  • five-day waiting period
  • new background check system
  • bill banned the manufacture, possession, and importation of new semiautomatic assault weapons
  • Criteria for semiautomatic assault weapons that fall under the ban are provided as well as a list of 19 specific firearms
  • Beth Clifton on 29 May 13
     
    Gun control legislation
Alex Wood

Timeline of Recent Mass Shootings in America with Pictures - 2 views

www.motherjones.com/...mass-shootings-map

Alex Timeline

shared by Alex Wood on 31 May 13 - No Cached
  • Beth Clifton on 31 May 13
     
    WOW. Did you really just go there?
  • Alex Wood on 31 May 13
     
    Pretty Much....but where is there?-Be Specific.
Beth Clifton

US Gun Deaths in 2010 & 2013 - 0 views

www.popsci.com/...s-gun-murders-2010-infographic

Beth statistics graphs Timeline

shared by Beth Clifton on 10 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • Beth Clifton on 10 Jun 13
     
    As of June 2013, 4233 people have been killed by guns. The Southeast, which has relatively looser gun laws, contributes 37% (vs. the Northeast, which is more densely populated and all contributes 17%). Using the US mortality data from the World Health Organization, researchers calculated that approximately 185,866 years have been stolen (so far in 2013 alone).
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