not worse, that was a bad turn of phrase

totals gun related deaths per 100,000 people: User Posted Link

It's worth pointing out that by far and away the largest proportion if US gun related deaths are suicides (by males)

we (the UK) are totally rubbish at gun related deaths; 7th from bottom

Posted By: Tombs on November 6th 2017 at 21:12:33

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So far this year, 378 mass shootings in the USA (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Nov 6, 20:48:04
- it's not as simple as banning guns tbf (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 20:51:25
  - Ah! That's a shame (your link led me here) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Nov 6, 21:07:43
    - not worse, that was a bad turn of phrase (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 21:12:33
      - Am I reading it wrong? They seem the worst by far (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Nov 6, 21:21:37
        
        firearm attributable deaths per 100,000 people by country the top ten... (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 21:26:07
        
        I looked at that recently and was really surprised by Uruguay (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 6, 22:53:40
        
        I suspect in most of those countries the majority of the deaths are due to gangs fighting (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Nov 6, 21:38:07
        
        again, societal problems (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 21:43:48
        
        Straight out the NRA playbook (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 21:57:33
        
        you wish (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 22:01:30
        
        Ah! Ok. Thanks. I'm crossing those places off of my holiday list (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Nov 6, 21:33:06
        
        Also the most developed and wealthiest. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Nov 6, 21:32:04
  - It is far from simple. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Nov 6, 21:07:33
    - of course but there are deeper underlying problems that are the cause (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 21:36:48
      - Well said. In Don we trust. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Nov 6, 22:29:25
  - Ban bullets (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Nov 6, 21:04:08
  - I doubt there are many countries where tens of people are murdered in church or at festiva (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Nov 6, 21:03:40
    - Correct. (General Chat) - norway, Nov 6, 22:25:54
      - lovely old simplistic approach (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 22:42:29
        
        Well it's a fact... sorry about that. (General Chat) - norway, Nov 6, 22:53:57
        
        I am very fucking happy for them, well done Australia on becomin a fairly balanced society (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 23:03:08
        
        That's the point I'm making. (General Chat) - norway, Nov 7, 07:21:29

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