Urgency & Shocking Statistics.

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1. In 2016, U.S. households experienced 15,917,430 (43,609 a day) property crimes, a rate of 119.4 per 1,000 households.

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2. In 2016, the U.S. had 1,267,810, or 3,473 a day, serious violent crimes involving a weapon. (Source 2. & 3.: U.S. BJS)

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3. In 2016, the U.S. had 480,940 firearm victimizations or 1,317 per day. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics)

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4. In 2017, 39,773 people, nearly 109 per day, were killed by firearms in the U.S.. (Source: Centers for Disease Control)

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5. 3,128 children and teens died from guns in the U.S. in 2016, one every 2 hours and 48 minutes. 181,578 children & teens died from guns on American soil while 52,988 U.S. soldiers were killed between 1963-2016. (Source: Children's Def. Fund)

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6. 70% of child shooting deaths could have been prevented by responsible firearms storage. (Source: Smart Tech Found.)

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7. Gun homicide rate are 25.2 times higher in the U.S. than in other high-income countries. (Source: CNN)

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8. App. 1.4 million people have been killed by firearms in the U.S. between 1968-2011. (Source: Wikipedia)

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9. In 2015, the Washington Post estimated the number of U.S. firearms at 357 million.

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10. As of 2010, there were 876 million small firearms globally. (Source: www.smallarmssurvey.org)

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11. Since November 1998, 302 million U.S. NICS firearm background checks were initiated incl. 26.2 million or 71,780 per day in the last 12 months as of November 30th, 2018. (Source: www.fbi.gov)

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12. App. 1.8 million firearms were stolen between 2007-2016. (Source: FBI NCIC)

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13. 2.5+ million U.S. home intrusions are committed each year - 6,849 per day. (Source: Safeguard the World Statistics)

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14. Only 17% of U.S. homes have a security system. (Source: Safeguard the World Statistics)

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15. Burglars look for small, expensive items (favorites incl. cash, jewelery, laptops, guns, digital cameras, small electronics like iPods, PDAs etc.) which can be easily converted into cash. (Source: Safeguard the World Statistics) All items can be easily and safely stored and protected in our safes, cabinet files. RACs also secure guns, bicycles, power tools, garden tools.