Vegas Shootings (5 Viewers)

[duffer]

Often wheeled out, but just as appropriate every time....

Nice to see a time when us near the bottom is an excellent thing, btw!

Agreed. The other statistic that should be rolled out more often is that having a gun or guns in the house (usually for protection against 'home-invasion') significantly increases the risk of the owner or a family member dying prematurely (via suicide or homicide). in essence, keeping a gun for safety purposes makes you a lot less safe.

 

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[Gazolba]

Often wheeled out, but just as appropriate every time.

Nice to see a time when us near the bottom is an excellent thing, btw!

Do these figures include suicides? Two-thirds of US gun deaths are suicides.
Also the gun death rates vary widely by State.
Hawaii and Massachusetts have the lowest rate.
Alaska and Lousiana the highest. Not places normally associated with undue violence.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Massachusetts

Which has some of the strictist gun controls in the US.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Which has some of the strictist gun controls in the US.

You'd expect somewhere with a large city like Boston to be further up the list too.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

This is a nice positive thought, eh!

Massachusetts' Strict Gun-Control Laws May Soon Be Lifted By The Federal Government

 

[B-Ban-Boogie]

One of the main reasons that I have never been, nor ever will go to, the States. They're all loonies!

They really aren't. Most Americans are normal everyday people like you and me (well I'm not really). It's only a minority that are into owning guns.
But of course the news media don't print stories about normal everyday people enjoying their lives quietly.
Who would want to read:
"Mr and Mrs Average Person went for a walk in the park today and afterwards they returned home and enjoyed a chocolate cake that Mrs Average baked earlier. Their two children John and Joan are doing well in school; John is captain of the chess club and Joan excels at hockey".

I was going to reply with the same sentiment but you did a much better job. :emoji_thumbsup:
I've been in Florida 13 years and have NEVER even seen an outline of a gun being carried (or concealed) let alone someone brandishing one around like a toy.
Most yanks are good sorts but i do agree the guns laws here are bloody stupid.

 

[Captain Dart]

Do these figures include suicides? Two-thirds of US gun deaths are suicides.
Also the gun death rates vary widely by State.
Hawaii and Massachusetts have the lowest rate.
Alaska and Lousiana the highest. Not places normally associated with undue violence.

It says HOMICIDES at the top me old fruit.. so I reckon NO.

 

[Gazolba]

It says HOMICIDES at the top me old fruit.. so I reckon NO.

USA Homicide Vs Suicide

 

[Captain Dart]

USA Homicide Vs Suicide

Sad. Is proportion generally worse or better elsewhere?

 

[shmmeee]

Sad. Is proportion generally worse or better elsewhere?

I’d imagine the same. Purely anecdotally I know three or four people that committed suicide and only one that was murdered.

 

[Gazolba]

Sad. Is proportion generally worse or better elsewhere?

I wouldn't know but easily availability of guns certainly makes it easier, and probably more likely you'll do it before changing your mind..