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applegrove

(118,683 posts) Tue May 4, 2021, 11:09 PM May 2021

Thousands Hospitalized for Gun Shot Wounds Each Year

Thousands Hospitalized for Gun Shot Wounds Each Year

May 4, 2021 at 6:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 101 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/05/04/thousands-hospitalized-for-gun-shot-wounds-each-year/

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Washington Post: “Developed by researchers at the Rand Corp., a California-based think tank, the study found roughly 550,000 people were admitted for gunshot wounds from 2000 to 2016, representing billions of dollars in health-care costs annually, as well as untold pain and suffering.”

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Thousands Hospitalized for Gun Shot Wounds Each Year (Original Post) applegrove May 2021 OP

Surprised the number isn't MUCH higher. NoMoreRepugs May 2021 #1

While thirty-some thousand is indeed some number of thousands, the headline soft pedals it... RockRaven May 2021 #2

NoMoreRepugs

(9,435 posts)

1. Surprised the number isn't MUCH higher.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue May 4, 2021, 11:37 PM

May 2021

Although many minor wounds might be treatable at home I would think.

RockRaven

(14,972 posts)

2. While thirty-some thousand is indeed some number of thousands, the headline soft pedals it...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue May 4, 2021, 11:38 PM

May 2021

Basically, a hundred people a day. Every fucking day of every week of every month of every year...

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