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[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Well, IMO, thats the crazy part..

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't like guns either, just trying to be objective about it. People like to talk about the US like we're all constantly gunning each other down, but the reality is that it's quite rare.

Even moreso if you don't count stuff like gang hits, which this was.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If more kids die by guns than car crashes, I think that's significant. Also IIRC USA has way more car accidents than the EU.

You just got used to it IMO.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 month ago

You are correct, the US needs to increase speed limits to even things out again.

[–] Bertuccio@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Most countries don't have more than one shooting a day.

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Most countries don't have 340,000,000 people, either.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah absolutely nothing to do with the worlds most stupid laws about guns. No no, not at all. It's... checks notes ... that there are less inhabitants there than in the EU.

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Mocking me for simply pointing out that ratios give better perspective than raw numbers is only making you look like a moron, just so you know.

[–] Bertuccio@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

Math is hard...