Worldwide gun deaths reach 250,000 a year

(G.N.S) DT.29 Although recent headlines make it seem like gun killings are surging globally, the figures tell a more nuanced story.Researchers counted about 209,000 gun deaths in 1990 compared with 251,000 in 2016. The average rate, about four per 100,000 people, was mostly unchanged.Two-thirds of the deaths in 2016 were