Shooting Data News Today

A record number of people are dying from firearm injuries in the US, and new research suggests that shootings are becoming more lethal, too.

Some Republicans say they’re open to raising the age limit to purchase firearms to 21, among other measures.

Arguments say it is exaggerated. it doesnt negate that black men and women are overrepresented in people who are shot overrepresented people who are charged and get the wrong end of the law enforcement spectrum. thats something we have to talk about. >> there is a fair question there. listen its not a fair argument you know on either side to say that ive seen a few cases that disprove the point or a few cases that prove the point. because you really have to look at a much bigger bit ofdata here....

The fbi has said as much and the bureau of statistics have said as much. we have crowd sourcing out there trying to get better data. ive got a proposal into the bureau of justice. were trying to get good numbers. but what i would say to what marc is talking about, there is disproportionality. that is the lousy data that we have whatever it shows that blacks are more likely to be shot to a higher portion of blacks are shot than their proportion of the population. however, when you start looking a...