claim: since sept. 11, 2001, "270,000 americans were killed by gunfire at home."
author: doonesbury
evidence_1: jun 12, 2016 ... a man armed with an assault rifle killed 50 people during a gay pride celebration  at a nightclub in orlando, florida, early on sunday in the deadliest mass... ... the  number of dead shocked officials in orlando, a city of 270,000 people and home  to tourist attractions including the disney world resort.
evidence_2: feb 14, 2011 ... we haven't checked comic strips before, but when a reader asked us to check a  claim from sunday's doonesbury, we were up for it. the claim, from character  mark slackmeyer, is that since the sept. 11, 2001, attacks, "270000 americans  were killed by gunfire at home." we checked with garry trudeau, ...
evidence_3: jun 12, 2016 ... mateen was born in new york of parents who were immigrants from afghanistan,  according to a federal official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. if  confirmed as an act of terrorism, it would be the deadliest such attack on u.s. soil  since sept. 11, 2001, when al qaeda-trained hijackers crashed ...
evidence_4: dec 19, 2012 ... since sept. 11, 2001, "270,000 americans were killed by gunfire at home." ( mostly true) in 2011, doonesbury cartoon strip character mark slackmeyer said,  "nine years, ago we were attacked — 3,000 people died. in response, we started  two long, bloody wars and built a vast homeland-security apparatus ...
evidence_5: sep 9, 2016 ... military and fire personnel get set to unfurl a large american flag on the roof of the  pentagon, wednesday, sept. 12, 2001. (steve helber/ap). arlington, va. –  arlington county fire department battalion chief james bonzano was attending  a leadership seminar about a mile from the pentagon on sept.