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3. Not so fast.....

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 05:49 PM

Jan 2013

http://www.cecildaily.com/news/local_news/article_570bb62c-5446-11e2-87dc-001a4bcf887a.html

Elkton girl struck by celebratory New Years Eve gunshot

A 10-year-old girl is in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head after being hit by a bullet fired into the air just after midnight Tuesday, said Lt. Michael Holmes.

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The first American kid killed by gunfire in 2013 was at 12:30AM last night [View all] MightyMopar Jan 2013 OP

And so we muddle into 2013 in the same fucken rut! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #1

Sadly we should keep a running tally libodem Jan 2013 #2

someone already does MrsMatt Jan 2013 #8

Don't tell me Berserker Jan 2013 #9

Not so fast..... jberryhill Jan 2013 #3

Um. Orrex Jan 2013 #11

I understand the dollars and cents of it, thanks Orrex Jan 2013 #16

Well, we do have over 300 million people Ter Jan 2013 #4

Gun deaths now run about even with traffic accident deaths MightyMopar Jan 2013 #7

Japan has well over 100 million people dsc Jan 2013 #14

Gun deaths are completely preventable. Brigid Jan 2013 #19

Just a few blocks from where I used to live. Barack_America Jan 2013 #5

The carnage continues apace mokawanis Jan 2013 #12