The Las Vegas Sign on The Strip, as seen on October 9, 2017, covered in flowers in the wake of the 2017 Las Vegas Strip shooting.

In 2020, 45,222 Americans died from gun injuries, according to the CDC. There were 610 mass shootings (more than 4 people dead) that year. Everyday 110 Americans are killed with guns.

I could go on citing statistics, but there is no standard database to cite since the FBI, CDC, and various research organizations each keep separate records that vary in their specifications. That is on purpose. The moneyed interests don’t want the public to know how many people are dying. Mass shootings grab all the headlines, but they don’t match the daily toll of individual deaths.

Paso del Norte Port of Entry, El Paso Texas, Puente Benito Juárez (Wikipedia)

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The current shortage in oil and gas is a threat to the Democrats because of the big jump in inflation. The continued use of fossil fuels is a major threat to our survival. Short-term economic pressures battle with long-term needs to find solutions. The annual meeting of the United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held in Egypt next month. Most nations have not kept their pledges nor provided the promised funds to address the issues. The Russian invasion of Ukraine created a crisis of its own.

Some wishful thinkers hope that technology may provide the solutions. It can help, but it cannot address the broad range of climate complexities we are already experiencing.