Gun Murders and Stolen Years [interactive Feature]

As I was looking up information on the previous post, I came across a another interesting data visualization by Periscopic.  Many people don't realize how vast or far reaching gun violence is > this powerful visualization that could be a springboard to discussions about violence.

This link takes you to their project site: http://www.periscopic.com/#/our-work/more-than-400000-stolen-years-an-examination-of-u-s-gun-murders-in-2010


Once you are there, you can read about the project methodology. To see the visualization, click "Launch Site". Once you are there, you can look at data for either 2010 or 2013.

One you launch the site, it will take a few minutes for the animation to move through the year. Once the animation finishes

• You can click on each line --it reveals the person's name as well as some basic info.
• Click on the x-axis to see aggregate data by age (for example, you will be able to see that more 22-year olds were killed than any other age group.
• Use the filters at the bottom to compare findings by Sex, Age Group, Region, and Time [I wished race was also included]. Once you add filters, the percentage at the left are a bit more helpful than the lines. 
• Scroll down to see a section called "What This Data Reveals" to learn more about breakdowns by age, race, etc.

Here is some more background info on the project: http://www.periscopic.com/#/news/2013/02/thoughts-on-visualizing-u-s-gun-murders

One Note: I noticed that their methods page calls this "Gun Murders" and the data visualization calls this "Gun Deaths".  I don't see clear or specific information about how they classified suicides (which would be considered gun deaths but not murders) or gun deaths where homicide/suicide distinction wasn't clear.