February 10th, 2013 at 6:00AM
upworthy: It’s One Of The Craziest Internet Rumors About Guns. And As It Turns Out, It’s True. It’s a fact so jaw-dropping it’s unbelievable — people thought it was a crazy Internet rumor until Politifact verified it. But it’s true: More Americans have died just since 1960 from gun incidents — suicides, accidents, and homicides — than died in every war in U.S. history. The deadliest war the U.S. has ever had is the war we waged against ourselves. 

upworthy:

It’s One Of The Craziest Internet Rumors About Guns. And As It Turns Out, It’s True.

It’s a fact so jaw-dropping it’s unbelievable — people thought it was a crazy Internet rumor until Politifact verified it. But it’s true: More Americans have died just since 1960 from gun incidents — suicides, accidents, and homicides — than died in every war in U.S. history. The deadliest war the U.S. has ever had is the war we waged against ourselves. 

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    well shit pretty much all my views on gun rights just went out the window nevermind fuck that shit
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    This is a terrible, misleading graph. While it is factually accurate, it visually implies that the gun-related deaths...
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    wow
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