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RE: Come and Take It!

in MemeHive2 years ago

That's a great question.

These conversations have already taught me a lot. I didn't realise death by handguns was so much higher than death by rifles.

As you've mentioned, there are a lot of factors at play in the violence in the USA, and so obviously it's always going to be hard to compare lots of different countries or states with each other.

To be convinced that access to guns are not a significant factor in violence in society, I think I'd need to see data from a range of countries with differing levels of firearm regulation on violent deaths, particularly of children.

Has the US become less dangerous over the past 35 years?
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Mass shootings and school shootings are rare ways to die in the US, but both events seem to occur more frequently than in other developed countries.