We Have a Lot of Guns!

Source

Americans have a lot of guns. There are a lot of data showing that Americans have a lot of guns. The Guardian put together some such data – on world firearms murders and ownership. USA is #1 when it comes to gun ownership. America is also near the top when it comes to percentage of homicides by firearm, though not so far out in the lead as with average ownership. (Source)

Clicking on the image above takes you to the interactive map reported by the above article from Forbes. Here is the original Guardian post of the interactive map, and here is the article from Forbes, which also contains a link to go directly to the data.

U.S. Homicide vs. Suicide Rates State by State

Click to enlarge!                                                                                       Via - (NSFW)

SOURCES: Suicide data from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics, National Vital Statistics Report Volume 58, Number 19, May 2010, Table 29.. Available HERE. Homicide data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report, Expanded Homicide Data 2007, Table 20.. Available HERE.

Homicide In America

Source: Homicide In America

Via - (NSFW)

Casey Anthony Trial Date Set

Pic Source

Well, mark your calendars. The trial date for the homicide of of young Caylee Anthony has been set: May 2, 2011. Yep, apparently that's correct.. next year. What has a good chance to be the trial of the decade, I thought would begin in just a few months, but for some reason they are putting it off another year.

Having already pled guilty to 13 counts of check fraud, perhaps the defense needs more time. Nevertheless it is known that there is a lot of evidence the prosecution has yet to reveal to the public. Now that Casey Anthony is a felon, perhaps things change. Why not conduct the murder trial first? If she's found guilty, which I expect, that entire check fraud crap is moot, is it not? Think about it: "Death by lethal injection (or life in prison) for murder, plus an additional 13 months for check fraud." WTF?

Click the banner pic for the link, and you can go here for a lot more about this case.

Pic Source