6 states, 6 mass shootings, 2 days.
Over last weekend there were 6 mass shooting, 4 or more killed or injured not including the shooter, across the country. That brought the total for this year to 540 as of October 17. 40 mass shootings short of 2 per day.
Statistics are dry and easily ignored but for the 30 people injured and 4 dead and their families it's not so easy.
Every death by gun costs taxpayers directly $274,000 and every injury $25,000. The total cost for each is ~$1,000,000 the balance being picked up by insurance or written off/hidden in other costs like the cost of insurance increases, lost wages and all that sort of thing. Total cost for all that is over $550 Billion or about $1,700 for every man, woman and child in the country. To make things worse, only about 35% of households own guns. Would it break the 2nd amendment to have that 35% pick up the cost?
Sorry to ramble. Sometimes it just gets to me. Particularly the times when I think about the parts that aren't just dry numbers. The families, the humanity of it all. Husbands, wives, lovers, parents, children.
If you're interested in what it costs YOU individually there's an interactive chart that shows per capita cost per state here about 3/4 down the page. The rest is well worth your time to read. It doesn't have to be this way. States with strong gun regulation have less gun violence. Massachusetts spends $500/person and Alaska $3500.
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