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Perhaps if HIV was endlessly highlighted by government and the media as a major problem in Sweden your analogy might have made some sense. In my opinion your po
by skippytheroo 11y ago
Perhaps if HIV was endlessly highlighted by government and the media as a major problem in Sweden your analogy might have made some sense. In my opinion your post exemplifies the antithesis of a decent argument or even legitimate criticism.
- agarden 11y agoOkay, try this: far, far more people die in the US in car accidents than are shot. More people die because of DUIs than because of guns. Yet guns are endlessly highlighted as a major problem and the talk is constantly about making it harder to attain them and yet few people are ranting on about the dangers of automobile or licquor. Indeed, the original article dismisses drunk teenagers as a non-threat. Drunk teenagers almost certainly kill more people than toddlers with guns.
- jamespo 11y agoMaybe because taking away cars has more downsides than taking away guns?
- jessaustin 11y agoNah... fuck cars. Ride a bike!
- arprocter 11y agoIIRC US road deaths and shooting deaths are about even (around 30k each), although the gun figure includes suicides
- agarden 11y agoYou seem to be right about that. Thanks. Traffic fatalities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_i... Gun fatalities: http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/united-states http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/united-states Suicides do appear to be about 2/3 of the gun fatalities.
- arprocter 11y agoFunny eh? Not wearing your seat belt is probably more of an issue than guns, but that doesn't make for dramatic headlines