The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT late last year severely shook up the U.S. as a united country.
Since then, the violence amongst gun use has only gotten worse, with no definite solution in sight.
Jason Cherkis of the Huffington Post recently wrote a blog that shares some of the statistics of gun violence in America since the Newtown shooting, stating that more than 100 people have been killed by guns.
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Cherkis writes:
In the first seven weeks, that number had risen to at least 1,285 gunshot killings and accidental deaths. A little more than three months after Newtown, there have been 2,243. The Huffington Post has recorded every gun-involved murder and accidental shooting death reported in U.S. news media since Newtown, revealing an epidemic that shows no signs of abating.
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He tells the story of Devin Aryal, a 9-year-old who was shot and killed on February 9th as a representation of all of the horrible gun deaths that have hit America.
We pray for the victims of gun violence, as well as their families, and hope that justice is served and we find a solution to change this growing problem.
