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@GvaDeclaration

The Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development is a diplomatic initiative aimed at addressing the links between #armedviolence and #development

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Luigi De Martino@luigi_demartino3 Dec 2015
Switzerland and #UNDP say that with #SDG16 the @GvaDeclaration has accomplished its main mission and is therefore coming to an end.
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We're looking forward @SmallArmsSurvey panel discussion on #SDG16 next week @IHEID - Maison de la Paix teapaw.org/SmallArmsSurvey/status…
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'Promoting Peaceful & Inclusive Societies: Practices that Count' on 16 Nov #SDG16 #GenevaPeaceWeek Register! goo.gl/vxHe3h
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QUNO@QuakerUNOffice2 Nov 2015
QUNO's looking forward to #GenevaPeaceWeek 2015,16-20 Nov. Full programme of exciting events:gpplatform.ch/geneva-peace-w…
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The Briefing@TheBriefing201614 Oct 2015
.@HillaryClinton believes it's time to act on gun violence—and she has a plan to do it: teapaw.org/TheBriefing2016/status…
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Hillary Clinton
@HillaryClinton16 Oct 2015
The number of American lives lost to gun violence is more than three times the rate as the next developed country. hrc.io/1PwoICu
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@GvaDeclaration You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Gun control debate rages on " sfy.co/i19X0
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fact #11: Gun control is popular but getting less so vox.com/cards/gun-violence-f…
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fact #10: A tiny fraction (3-5%) of #gunviolence is attributable to serious mental illness vox.com/cards/gun-violence-f… #armedviolence
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fact #9: Mass shootings in #US aren't getting more common — and are a tiny share of all shootings vox.com/cards/gun-violence-f… #gunviolence
fact #8: Guns contribute to domestic violence vox.com/cards/gun-violence-f… #gunviolence #armedviolence #VAW

Guns contribute to domestic violence

They’re a major risk factor.

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fact #7: Living in a house with a gun increases your odds of death vox.com/cards/gun-violence-f… #gunviolence #armedviolence
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fact #6: Suicide is more common in places with more guns vox.com/cards/gun-violence-f… #gunviolence #armedviolence
fact #5: There are more gun suicides than gun homicides in the #US vox.com/cards/gun-violence-f… #gunviolence #armedviolence
There are more gun suicides than gun homicides in America

There are more gun suicides than gun homicides in America

Nearly 23,000 people died by firearm suicide in 2016.

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fact #4: Places with more guns have more homicides vox.com/cards/gun-violence-f… #gunviolence #armedviolence

Places with more guns have more homicides

The relationship is real.

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fact #3: #US gun homicides are declining (but 56% of people think gun crime is higher than 20yrs ago) vox.com/cards/gun-violence-f… #gunviolence
Gun homicides (like all homicides) are down from the 1980s/1990s

Gun homicides (like all homicides) are down from the 1980s/1990s

It’s really a lot better than it was.

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fact #2: Gun crime is more prevalent in the US than in other rich countries vox.com/cards/gun-violence-f… #gunviolence #armedviolence
Gun crime is more prevalent in the US than in other rich countries

Gun crime is more prevalent in the US than in other rich countries

It’s a unique problem.

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fact #1: There's roughly one gun for every person in America vox.com/cards/gun-violence-f… #gunviolence #armedviolence
"11 facts about #gunviolence in the #US" with data from @SmallArmsSurvey et al. vox.com/cards/gun-violence-f… #armedviolence
11 facts about gun violence in the United States

11 facts about gun violence in the United States

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jo root@positiveage2 Oct 2015
Barack Obama wants you to see this chart on gun violence abc.net.au/news/2015-10-02/g… via @ABCNews

Obama wants you to see this chart on gun violence

US president Barack Obama has asked media outlets to chart gun deaths versus terrorism deaths in the United States. Here's what that looks like.

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Vox
@voxdotcom1 Oct 2015
America has 4.4% of the world's population, but 42% of the world's civilian-owned guns bit.ly/1GlBQ68
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