1. The racial census data for 1980 and all years following are not directly comparable to those of other years because of changes in the way some persons reported their race, as well as changes in procedures relating to racial classification. 2. Excludes persons for whom age is not available. 3. Excludes persons enumerated in the Indian Territory and on Indian reservations. 4. Includes only those claiming one race only. 5. Includes American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, and those claiming more than one race.
Only three people have died by firing squad in the US since 1976 - but this number is now set to rise. 1  Share. 2  Share.
In the wake of the mass shooting in Aurora, Colo., Americans took to social media to express their views on guns and violence. A reader sent us one Facebook post about the extent of gun violence in the United States. It said, USA is #1 in gun violence. Nearly 100,000 people get shot every year. That's 270 people a day and 87 dead because of gun violence every day.. In this item, weâll look at the second half of that claim: Nearly 100,000 people get shot every year. That's 270 people a day and 87 dead..