By Mazhar Ali
In addition to the more than 30,000 people killed by guns in America each year, twice as many are injured.
The road to recovery is usually long and painful for those who have been shot.
"This is very tough. I never knew that all of this will depend on my upper body strength so it's a lesson learned for anyone going through this," says Patrick Mason who was shot five times and is now paralysed.
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SOURCE:TRT World
