The United States has an epidemic of gun violence. Each year, more than 30,000 people are killed by firearms. More than half of those are the result of firearm related suicides. Discussions about gun control often center on reducing the numbers of firearm related deaths. Lost in that discussion, however, is that many people have had their lives irrevocably altered by firearms. They may not have died, but they have been affected by the gun violence in the US. This is Stephen Barton’s survivor story, the final edition in the gun violence series by Rolling Stone.
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Survivor Stories: Antonius Wiriadjaja
The United States has an epidemic of gun violence. Each year, more than 30,000 people are killed by firearms. More than half of those are the result of firearm related suicides. Discussions about gun control often center on reducing the numbers of firearm related deaths. Lost in that discussion, however, is that many people have had their lives irrevocably altered by firearms. They may not have died, but they have been affected by the horrific levels of gun violence in the US. In an ongoing series at Rolling Stone, the survivors of gun violence speak out. Today’s gun violence survivor is Antonius Wiriadjaja:
Survivor Stories: Benedict Jones
The United States has an epidemic of gun violence. Each year, more than 30,000 people are killed by firearms. More than half of those are the result of firearm related suicides. Discussions about gun control often center on reducing the numbers of firearm related deaths. Lost in that discussion, however, is that many people have had their lives irrevocably altered by firearms. They may not have died, but they have been affected by the gun violence in the US. Today’s gun violence survivor is Benedict Jones.
Survivor Stories: Clai Lasher-Sommers
An epidemic of gun violence has overtaken the United States. More than 30,000 people are killed by firearms every year; more than half of those the result of firearm related suicides. Discussions about gun control often center on reducing the numbers of firearm related deaths. Unfortunately, what often gets lost in those discussions, is that many people have had their lives irrevocably altered by firearms. Though still alive, they have been deeply affected by gun violence. Here is the story of one such survivor, Clai Lasher-Sommers:
Survivor Stories: Kharyee Reid
The United States has an epidemic of gun violence. Each year, more than 30,000 people are killed by firearms. More than half of those are the result of firearm related suicides. Discussions about gun control often center on reducing the numbers of firearm related deaths. Lost in that discussion, however, is that many people have had their lives irrevocably altered by firearms. They may not have died, but they have been affected by the gun violence in the US. Here is the story of one such survivor, Kharyee Reid:
Survivor Story: Santokh Singh
The United States has an epidemic of gun violence. Each year, more than 30,000 people are killed by firearms. More than half of those are the result of firearm related suicides. Discussions about gun control often center on reducing the numbers of firearm related deaths. Lost in that discussion, however, is that many people have had their lives irrevocably altered by firearms. They may not have died, but they have been affected by the gun violence in the US. Here is the story of one such survivor, Santokh Singh:
Survivor Stories: Jean Eason
The United States has an epidemic of gun violence. Each year, more than 30,000 people are killed by firearms. More than half of those are the result of firearm related suicides. Discussions about gun control often center on reducing the numbers of firearm related deaths. Lost in that discussion, however, is that many people have had their lives irrevocably altered by firearms. They may not have died, but they have been affected by the gun violence in the US. Here is the story of one such survivor, Jean Eason:
Survivor Stories: Kate Ranta
The United States has an epidemic of gun violence. Each year, more than 30,000 people are killed by firearms. More than half of those are the result of firearm related suicides. Discussions about gun control often center on reducing the numbers of firearm related deaths. Lost in that discussion, however, is that many people have had their lives irrevocably altered by firearms. They may not have died, but they have been affected by the gun violence in the US. Here is the story of one such survivor, Kate Ranta:
Survivor Stories: Jennifer Longdon
The United States has an epidemic of gun violence. Each year, more than 30,000 people are killed by firearms. More than half of those are the result of firearm related suicides. Discussions about gun control often center on reducing the numbers of firearm related deaths. Lost in that discussion, however, is that many people have had their lives irrevocably altered by firearms. They may not have died, but they have been affected by the gun violence in the US. Here is the story of one such survivor, Jennifer Longdon:
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Survivor Stories: Mindy Finkelstein
The United States has an epidemic of gun violence. Each year, more than 30,000 people are killed by firearms. Of those, more than half were the result of firearm related suicides. Discussions about gun control often center on reducing the numbers of firearm related deaths. Lost in that discussion, however, is that many people have had their lives irrevocably altered by firearms. They may not have died, but they have been affected by the gun violence in the US. Here is the story of one such survivor, Mindy Finkelstein:
In August 1999, Finkelstein, 31, was working as a summer camp counselor at a Jewish community center near her home in California's San Fernando Valley when a white supremacist, Buford Furrow Jr., entered the building and began firing.