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This Instagram account shows how common gun violence is across the US

Dec 11, 2015, 01:55 IST

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@someplace_else

There have been more than 300 mass shootings across the US in 2015, but only a handful of them have drawn national attention.

Everyday violence that involves guns - muggings, sexual assault, domestic abuse, and more - are often overshadowed by the high-profile incidents that make international news.

Photographer Michael Zbieranowski is bringing attention to these less-publicized violent acts through a new Instagram account, @someplace_else.

Using the Gun Violence Archive to collect data about shootings, then capturing the location of the crime with Google Street View, Zbieranowski shows us the seemingly peaceful places where these fatal incidents are occurring every day.

"Some of the most painful incidents to read about are those that are most preventable, such as a toddler playing with a loaded gun and accidentally shooting themselves," he told Business Insider.

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He said he hopes @someplace_else encourages conversation about gun violence, and "presents the facts about everyday gun violence, specifically the rise in the number of deaths, in a new way ... in the hope of raising awareness and allowing people to make up their own minds," he said.

(Captions written by Michael Zbieranowski)     

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