CA - LA Guncrime so far in 2008

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http://cbs2.com/local/Gun.Shooting.Death.2.666205.html

47 Killed, 253 Injured By Gunfire In LA This Year

LOS ANGELES Since the beginning of 2008, 47 people have been killed and another 253 injured by gunfire in Los Angeles, according to statistics released Friday by the Los Angeles Police Department.

As of last Saturday, 61 homicides had occurred in the city of Los Angeles, more than three-quarters of which involved firearms. Last year, 316 people were killed by guns and 1,905 injured by a firearm, according to the LAPD.

"It's time to act aggressively and creatively with new laws to stop the killing," said City Councilman Jack Weiss, chair of the council's Public Safety Committee.

Members of the Public Safety Committee approved a resolution in support of four proposed state bills.
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Unbelievable!!!!

 

[Filly]

That is just nuts. Unbelievable. I just checked and Camden, New Jersey only had 16. Terribe to have to say only 16.http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=5967688

 

[petra]

That is just nuts. Unbelievable. I just checked and Camden, New Jersey only had 16. Terribe to have to say only 16.http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=5967688

Filly, I so agree with you!
It just makes me sick.

Talk about Homeland Security and War on terror....where the heck are the US politicians and citizens when it comes to their own backyard???????


ETA: I do not live in the USA and this is not meant as a political offense, only my opinion and observation.

 

[petra]

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/04/21/weekinreview/20070422_MARSH_GRAPHIC.html


This article really lays it out.

Over 29,500 deaths and over 65,000 injuries in 2004 due to gun fire

This is in the United States of America.

 

[Karole28]

How many of those guns used in crime(s) were legally purchased?