How Many People Have Been Killed by Guns Since Newtown? - Slate dot com

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http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2012/12/gun_death_tally_every_american_gun_death_since_newtown_sandy_hook_shooting.html

812 people as of 1/12/2013.

28 a day since 12/14/2012. (more than Newtown every day)

685 men, 124 women. (that makes 809?)

27 teens, 8 children.

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=23721434&nid=148&title=former-utah-man-who-stopped-calif-shooting-says-hes-no-hero

http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/local/crime/victim-identified-in-deadly-chesterfield-police-shooting/article_27a5062c-5d88-11e2-9332-001a4bcf6878.html

http://www.freep.com/article/20130112/NEWS02/130112006/1001/RSS01

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130113/NEWS03/130113003/Late-Saturday-shooting-ends-death?nclick_check=1

http://www.kare11.com/rss/article/1005914/14/1-man-dead-after-shooting-in-West-St-Paul

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/01/13/police-investigate-2-separate-overnight-shootings-in-philadelphia/

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/01/13/1-dead-2-injured-in-shooting-outside-hollywood-nightclub/

http://www.kctv5.com/story/20574105/boy12-dies-after-accidental-shooting-in-caldwell-county

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/police-suspect-fired-12-times-world-changers-churc/nTs5s/
Police still haven't recovered the gun used in the shooting, but they found bullets in Palmer's home with casings like those at the scene. Palmer did not legally own a gun, Cross said. Palmer had tried to buy two guns at a gun show in Savannah on Aug. 11 but was turned down because he falsified information on his application, failing to disclose his prior mental health history, Cross said.

Police records show Palmer was charged more than a decade ago with a shooting outside a Maryland mosque. Palmer was committed to a psychiatric hospital in 2004 after pleading not criminally responsible to the mosque shooting.

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http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/orange-county/1-killed-1-injured-in-shooting-in-south-Apopka/-/12978032/18114254/-/4luyjrz/-/index.html?absolute=true

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-boy-14-killed-on-west-side-20130112,0,570152.story?track=rss

http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/One-man-killed-another-injured-in-shooting-at/RfSmcu-I9E2fSE0bcIWy1Q.cspx?rss=3269

http://wtkr.com/2013/01/12/juvenile-killed-in-shooting-on-greenleaf-drive-in-norfolk/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/12/oakland-police-say-4-killed-in-separate-shootings/1829501/

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/jan/13/two-killed-three-wounded-in-a-13-hour-span-in/?partner=RSS

http://www.trentonian.com/article/20130113/NEWS03/130119824/philly-shootings-stabbings-kill-1-injure-several

http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/16-year-old-killed-shooting-outside-beltzhoover-fu/nTsmr/

http://www.abc24.com/news/local/story/Bystander-Killed-in-Frayser-Shooting/k-Sa0e1hSEKEvhxutmPlsQ.cspx?rss=59

http://theadvocate.com/news/4894013-123/woman-killed-in-la-margie

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Bed-Stuy-Robbery-Shooting-Ivan-Giovanettina-Blu-York-186512891.html

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1. These are but small prices a right-wing-soused society willingly pays for the right to pack an

assault weapon of mass carnage on the hip. The right of others to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in such society necessarily hinges on the sheer good luck/random chance of never being in the wrong place at the wrong time all the time. Is this sheer national lunacy run amok or is a more apt descriptive term applicable?

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2. "Unfortunately, during episodes of mass hysteria, the absurd becomes plausible and the scientific

becomes suspect."

It is by no means a trivial condition. The mysteries and complexities of conversion disorder were compelling enough to lead Sigmund Freud away from his studies of classical neurology to develop the entirely new field of psychoanalysis. The disorder is thought to be driven by a subconscious attempt to "convert" a strong, unbearable emotional or sexual thought into something more socially acceptable. Moreover, whereas individuals can exhibit conversion disorder, it is not at all uncommon for more than one individual to share in this trick of the mind. The sufferers can reinforce the behavior in each other, particularly if they share a common set of beliefs and are burdened by similar anxieties and fears.

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The phenomena of conversion disorder and mass hysteria have likely been around since the beginning of human history. Though we have advanced as a species, the thin veneers of modern science, technology and instantaneous communications have not altered the underlying nature of the human mind. Episodes of conversion disorder and mass hysteria will almost certainly continue to erupt in our country and around the world, and they will increase in frequency when times are trying. They need to be addressed with sensitivity, understanding and authority, and not by allowing fanciful notions to proliferate.

Dr. Mendelson explains the psychological and cultural bases of conversion disorders and mass hysteria in his book, The Great Singapore Penis Panic and the Future of American Mass Hysteria.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-mendelson-md/mass-hysteria_b_1239012.html