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

    • Naminreb
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      71 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.

      • @AbidanYre
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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.

      • @[email protected]
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        91 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.

      • @Shartacus
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        11 year ago

        What’s the acceptable number of murders for you in this scenario?

        • @Falmarri
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          -81 year ago

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

          • @azuth
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            111 year ago

            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.

          • Flying Squid
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            51 year ago

            You mean like the ban on switchblades in many places?