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Aldervale t1_j9axlaf wrote

Reply to comment by WanderingPickles in Union City neighbor shoots man he witnessed stabbing woman by B1Baker

Ok sure but guns kill 2 million people a year. So that math just doesn't check out.

See how easy it is to just make shit up?

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WanderingPickles t1_j9bh1cr wrote

2 million people are shot to death every year?

In 2019 ~250k died via gunshot in the entire world. Of those, 71% (globally) are intentional homicides. 21% are suicides and 8% are accidental.

In the US the mix is a little different. The US yearly figure is around 40k deaths by gunshot. Of those, ~59% are suicide.

The suicide bit is really fascinating/worrisome. Combined it with other forms of suicide and “deaths of despair” and it becomes quite clear that we have a problem in the US. Vast numbers of people have no hope, are suffering some sort of disorder where suicide is the only way out in the midst of a crisis.

It is deeply disturbing.

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Modsblogoats t1_j9b1bh9 wrote

Fox news manages to make shit up 24/7 without breaking a sweat. Burn before reading.

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