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By the numbers

Our country has about 5 percent of the entire world’s population.

A third of all mass shootings are in our country.

An assault weapon fires 17 bullets in 6 seconds. Then count the dead.

So simple, ban assault weapons to save lives. No other regulations will save so many people.

Bob Thompson, Cooper City

This story was originally published June 19, 2016 at 4:00 PM with the headline "By the numbers."

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