In the NYT, Erik Eckholm looks beyond the mass shootings and takes an evenhanded (and sobering) shot at describing gun violence in America “Each day, some 30 people are victims of gun homicides, slain by rival gang members or drug dealers, trigger-happy robbers, drunken men after bar fights, frenzied family members or abusive partners. An additional 60 people a day kill themselves with guns.”

+ Chicago is America’s shooting capital.

+ Fusion takes an interesting look at how gun advertising has changed since the 50s.

+ Speaking of violence in America, Spencer Stone (one of the heroes of the recent France train attack) was stabbed several times in Sacramento.