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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"shot" does not mean "killed".

What I can find is roughly 315 people getting shot every day in the US. Out of 333m, that's roughly 1 in 1m daily. In a room of 400 that's 1 per 6.8 years.

[–] Staple_Diet@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good point. Still, though your numbers get to a similarly outlandish time period.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

absolutely, it's 3 times more, but still 3 orders of magnitude short.