Well regulated militia strikes again

A dad shot and killed his three children in Ohio.

They were ages 3, 4 and 7.

In 2023 so far:
Deaths due to gun violence 19,519
Mass shootings 295
Children under 18 murdered 810

This wonโ€™t stop on its own.

Itโ€™s the guns.

@flexghost
No. It's a violent society.
You don't need guns to kill.
Knive will do.
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@wauz
But guns make it a lot easier. So they are a massive problem.

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@ruedi
This is not backed by social sciences. To make it short.
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@wauz
Take the guns away -> How are gun nuts gonna shoot people?

Everyone who claims guns are no the (or at least a) problem is part of the problem.

I am talking about legal purchase opportunities of course.

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@ruedi
I've heard that so many times. I live in Germany, and everybody seems to be scared about guns, though many exist. I don't own any handgun nor rifle, most gun owners have several, but we don't have many cases of homicide at all. Some knife attacks, but the big difference is, that fighting in general has become very unpopular. The real difference is the aggression level. That is coincidal with better home economy and general level of support. Our social system provides health care for everyone, with only a few drop-outs. And so on.
I think, that correlates, while gun ownership and violence does not correlate.

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@wauz @ruedi @finally It is literally backed by data.

Your feewings aren't facts, chud

@wauz @ruedi @finally

No offense, but common wrong opinions like yours, which are always the same and always in bad faith, are not worth my time

I'm outraged by children being murdered left and right

you're crying, afraid you won't be able to have sex with your guns

Put up or shut up. I'm sick of people like you holding us all back.

https://www.healthdata.org/acting-data/gun-violence-united-states-outlier

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2698492

https://www.healthdata.org/acting-data/gun-violence-united-states-outlier

On gun violence, the United States is an outlier

When we look exclusively at high-income countries and territories with populations of 10 million or more, the US ranks first for its high levels of gun violence.

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

@flexghost
Well, I'm no elephant nor donkey. I'm a sociologist.

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