1. Gun Violence Murder by the Numbers

2. Since 1993 the number of murders with handguns has declined • The media portrays the incidence of gun violence as increasing • Assault rifles are a hotly debated issue with recent mass shootings

3. Sources • http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/homicide.html • CQ Press http://proxy.uscupstate.edu:3812/statestats/document.php?id=series-341 • http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/u-s-murder-rate-on-track-to-be-lowest-in-more-than-100-years/

6. Murder Rate Decreasing Nationwide • http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murder-rates-nationally-and-state#nat1970

7. People believe the gun violence rate is increasing • http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/07/181998015/rate-of-u-s-gun-violence-has-fallen-since-1993-study-says • ”In a survey, the Pew Research Center found that only 12 percent of Americans believe the gun crime rate is lower today than it was in 1993; 56 percent believe it's higher.”

9. Link to lead? • http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/the-crime-of-lead-exposure/

11. Why it is relevant • ”In a survey, the Pew Research Center found that only 12 percent of Americans believe the gun crime rate is lower today than it was in 1993; 56 percent believe it's higher.” • Misconceptions about gun ownership and violence • Just because there is a trend does not mean there is causality

12. Guns in the world • http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/jul/22/gun-homicides-ownership-world-list • Small Arms Survey from 2007

15. Conclusion