Map of the Day – Firearm-Related Deaths in the United States

An interesting Map of the Day comes via Huffington Post – enter Firearm deaths in the USA – Number of firearm-related deaths per 100,000 people, reported in 2013

Map of the Day – Firearm-Related Deaths in the United States (Credit: Huffington Post)

From the article… Here’s the shocking claim: Since President John F. Kennedy was shot down in late 1963, more Americans have been killed by gunfire in this country than died in all U.S. wars.

Source: Huffington Post

See also Politifact for information on the data used