Frosties post above led me to ponder gun violence in my own lifetime and I can only recall one friend who was shot. A buddy of mine was workin as a bouncer after he got outta the Marines and was shot in the leg by a guys G/F while ejecting him from the club. In my family and extended families I can't recall any incidents of anyone being injured by gunfire or other violent crime weapons of choice.

However, take a quick once around in West Dallas, Oak Cliff or East Dallas and a canvassing of locals will surely reveal a much different story with respondents you'd find there able to relate to many gun related crimes and injuries. Oddly enough most of the folks livin in these areas are primarily black or mescan.

One could cry RACISM all they want about such a revelation but statistics like these are real whether "people of color" choose to admit it or not