On a day of grim statistics, you might find this the most extraordinary
Number of Americans killed on battlefields in all wars in history:
1,396,733
Killed by firearms in the US since 1968:
1,516,863
(NYT)
— richard bacon (@richardpbacon) October 2, 2017
Here’s how other people responded tonight.
The massacre of schoolchildren in Dunblane led to UK gun law reform, which is why many stunned that there was no US change after Sandy Hook. pic.twitter.com/VDyQ6mbXgp
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 2, 2017
Brown people attack America: OMG WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT TERRORISM!
White guy shoots 50 people: Now is not the time to talk about it
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) October 2, 2017
There have now been 273 mass shootings in the U.S… this year.https://t.co/ojtX5H0Lgn pic.twitter.com/9Sm6vr934U
— UberFacts (@UberFacts) October 2, 2017
A non-exhaustive comparison of the response by President Trump to terror attacks depending on whether the perpetrator(s) or victims are Muslim #disappointing pic.twitter.com/qPbsAtULus
— Miqdaad Versi (@miqdaad) October 2, 2017
Over at @TheOnion, they just publish this story over and over https://t.co/8zi4zRzvQU pic.twitter.com/nO3iyQhC7Y
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 2, 2017
CNN – and I suppose other networks – seriously repeating "What we need to know first is, 'How could something like this happen?" #Mystery pic.twitter.com/CL1Jt7LEdW
— Danny Baker (@prodnose) October 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/914822701080023040