Statistics on America in Photos


	Statistics on America in Photos

uscfan185

6-27-2007 11:02 AM

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facts, america, war, guns, phone, money, photos

uscfan185 says:

This is amazing and really puts things in perspective. I wasn't able to clip everything on the page. Here's the link: http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php.

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6-27-2007 12:26 PM

jussyRider

Cool Clip

6-27-2007 1:32 PM

michellezm

Wow!

6-27-2007 2:55 PM

The REAL Napster

Depicts 29,569 handguns, equal to the number of gun-related deaths in the US in 2004.

Of that large figure the MAJORITY are attributed to suicides and the guns used were not all handguns.. So that picture is misleading to say the least.

6-27-2007 8:32 PM

axelsenzon

nice. i've seen those pics before but without the explanations. kinda makes a big difference.

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