Few things to keep in mind when reviewing this type of information.<p>1. Most "Gun related deaths" are suicides. According to the CDC, 65% of gun related deaths in 2013 were suicides.<p>2. Only 1.3% of all deaths in the country were related to firearms. Including suicides.<p>3. Gun violence is most common in poor urban areas and frequently associated with gang violence. We're talking about the cities with the strictest gun control laws.<p>4. Counting only American deaths in these wars is highly misleading. Take the Iraq war for example. There were over 150K causalities. Some estimates go as high as 1 Million causalities caused by the Iraq war. This piece only counts 4,500 US causalities.
World war 2 Had over 24 million military causalities. Over 70 Million causalities if you include civilians as well.<p>Gun violence is a real issue, but we aren't doing public discussion about it any justice with comparisons like these.