12-04-2015, 11:07 AM
Just to clarify, ^ that number of firearm deaths in the U.S. over the decade includes suicides, Mo.
Suicides by self-inflicted gunshot wounds are still firearm deaths, of course. I'm only clarifying because I've noticed that there's a tendency for people to think "homicide" when they see "firearm deaths" and the majority of firearm deaths in the U.S. are actually suicides.
In any event, even when suicides are removed from the equation, the U.S. is, unfortunately, still the most violent gun culture in the developed world by far.
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I disagree with you about ignorant bliss being a good thing when it comes to gun violence in this country, but I'm not sure there wasn't a healthy dose of facetiousness in that comment.
Anyhow, I think the firearm analysis charts and comparisons at Vox are really interesting: http://www.vox.com/2015/10/3/9444417/gun...es-america
Suicides by self-inflicted gunshot wounds are still firearm deaths, of course. I'm only clarifying because I've noticed that there's a tendency for people to think "homicide" when they see "firearm deaths" and the majority of firearm deaths in the U.S. are actually suicides.
In any event, even when suicides are removed from the equation, the U.S. is, unfortunately, still the most violent gun culture in the developed world by far.
I disagree with you about ignorant bliss being a good thing when it comes to gun violence in this country, but I'm not sure there wasn't a healthy dose of facetiousness in that comment.
Anyhow, I think the firearm analysis charts and comparisons at Vox are really interesting: http://www.vox.com/2015/10/3/9444417/gun...es-america