Mass shootings in the US:

2014: 273
2015: 336
2016: 383
2017: 348
2018: 336
2019: 417
2020: 610
2021: 690
2022: 647

In the first three weeks of 2023: 39

We do not have to live like this. No other country on the planet does.

@rbreich Is there any other country where the Mean time between mass shootings measured in hours?

#GunControl #MassShootings

@snail @rbreich

There are some. Myanmar is one example.

Why does that example spring to mind, you might ask?

Because the facts of that destroy so many ignorance-dependent talking points and anti-fact presuppositions with a single link:

https://observers.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20220114-3d-printed-weapons-myanmar-rebels

How rebel fighters are using 3D-printed arms to fight the Myanmar junta

Nearly a year after a military junta took power in Myanmar, the country’s rebels have a new tool in their hands. Photos posted on social media in early December show them armed with 3D-printed guns, a cheaper way to reinforce their arsenals and train new fighters. 

The Observers - France 24