It was only a month ago that 26 members of the Sandy Point Elementary School were brutally gunned down at their school. On Wednesday, President Obama announced his legislative agenda to address gun violence. The reaction from the NRA and gun rights extremists was swift and predictable, and pundits predict the President will have a difficult time getting support in Congress. As the nation wrestles with questions about gun rights versus public safety, people continue to die from gun violence. As of January 16th, 926 people have died since the teachers and children in Newtown were killed.
Here are some teens and kids who died this week because of a gun:
- 17 year old boy, Glendale, AZ
- 47 year old man and 10 year old girl, Pleasant, OH
- 16 year old girl, Allentown, PA
- 17 year old boy, Phoenix, AZ
- 12 year old boy, Breckinridge, MO
Source: Slate.com
