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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

All if the data is way more nuanced than you are willing to admit. You are very unlikely to get shot going about your daily life in america, or visiting. Just because the media hypes it up doesn't mean Americans fear for their lives everyday. You would be way more likely to get shot in Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, Columbia, or by suicide by firearm in Canada, Australia or Germany

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Now filter that by suicide and crime/gang related, and you will realize that the type of Maas shootings the public concerns itself about (school shootings, mall shootings etc) are a very small portion of gun violence and not as common as the media portrays them.

That measurement is ANY instance where 3 or more people are killed or injured, the motivation or background is completely removed from the data.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Despite the point you are trying to makes, the kind of events you are describing make up a very small portion of gun violence. The majority of it is crime/gang related, or suicide. Not that that’s really any better, but schools and malls aren’t being shot up every week.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

What about comparing it to the UK which has similar problems to the US? barring medical but then again the Tory party are trying to privatize the NHS so not far off

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