The annual toll from firearms in the US is running at 32,000 deaths and climbing, even though the general crime rate is on a downward path (it is 40% lower than in 1980). If this perennial slaughter doesn't qualify for intercession by the UN and all relevant NGOs, it is hard to know what does.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/21/american-gun-out-control-porter
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/21/american-gun-out-control-porter