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minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down18·4 months ago an estimated 125 Americans killed daily with guns - Umm. Not entirely. Its bad but its not an apocalyptic scenario every day eating 1/3 the population. I couldn’t even finish the article after that statement tbh. Even if I do agree.
minus-squareFive@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·4 months agoPew research reports 128/day in 2024. That number includes suicides, which account for ~60% of gun-related fatalities.
minus-squarexyzzy@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up15·4 months agoDid you maybe misread that as 125 million?
minus-squareotter@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoBecause the US is only 375 people? 🤔
minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoI read that as a million for some reason and now I’m reading my copy paste like damn. But we dont delete here so.
Umm. Not entirely. Its bad but its not an apocalyptic scenario every day eating 1/3 the population. I couldn’t even finish the article after that statement tbh. Even if I do agree.
Pew research reports 128/day in 2024. That number includes suicides, which account for ~60% of gun-related fatalities.
Did you maybe misread that as 125 million?
Yeah :')
Because the US is only 375 people? 🤔
I read that as a million for some reason and now I’m reading my copy paste like damn. But we dont delete here so.
Respect.