President says ‘epidemic of gun violence is tearing our communities apart’ after mass shootings in Philadelphia, Fort Worth, Baltimore and Chicago

  • Naminreb@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Wow. So, following those numbers, if you buy a gun, it’s more likely you’ll kill yourself than you’ll kill others.

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      1 year ago

      That’s generally true. Your gun is more likely to kill yourself or a loved one than an intruder of any sort.

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      1 year ago

      By far, especially when you consider that a user can only commit one suicide but multiple homicides. Also, suicide is often a tragedy of convenience. The easier it is to accomplish, the more likely a person in a bad place mentally will try. Firearm accessibility eliminates any logistical barriers that might slow a person long enough for them to reconsider.

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        1 year ago

        What are the acceptable number of murders before you’d support banning in knives? Or bats?

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          Plenty of knives are banned despite being much less capable weapons than firearms. And lots of them having way more utility than firearms in our lives.