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Think about this number 5 for a moment. Using a simplistic statistical model it means that you have a ~0.4% risk of getting murdered by a gun over a 80 year lif

Think about this number 5 for a moment. Using a simplistic statistical model it means that you have a ~0.4% risk of getting murdered by a gun over a 80 year lifetime. That's not far off of COVID as an unvaccinated individual. Now compare how people react about that news...

spinach 5y ago
There are many terrible consequences for health from COVID besides dying.
iso1631 5y ago
2018 US murders: 15,000 Covid deaths in last 15 months: 625,000 (500k/year) So 30 times more likely to be killed by covid than by murder.
- cutemonster 5y ago
  Not if you are below about 70 years old. Most people who die in covid are old. I'd think most people who get shot, are younger
  - oarsinsync 5y ago
    > Not if you are below about 70 years old. As another commentor noted: > However, if you arbitrarily throw away the number one cause of violence in other countries, surprisingly enough, their numbers are also way lower.
    - cutemonster 5y ago
      I replied to "So 30 times more likely" -- but it's not, it's either a lot higher, or a lot lower. Fall accidents are also dangerous once you're old, doesn't mean it makes sense to compare that with gun violence or swatting
- Koshkin 5y ago
  Vehicle deaths (2019): 37,595.
- m_mueller 5y ago
  I'm aware of the difference, but it just means a different probability distribution. COVID's is likely very spikey, i.e. only there for a couple of years until you've successfully vaccinated, which we potentially already have, or until efficient treatment is found. Gun violence is there to stay with you throughout your life until society changes. Good luck.
fckthisguy 5y ago
We're doing something about COVID though. Even if some people are shouting "it's my right to have COVID", the vast majority of the population won't accept that stance. That's simply not the case with gun control.

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Think about this number 5 for a moment. Using a simplistic statistical model it means that you have a ~0.4% risk of getting murdered by a gun over a 80 year lif

by m_mueller 5y ago

spinach 5y ago
There are many terrible consequences for health from COVID besides dying.
iso1631 5y ago
2018 US murders: 15,000 Covid deaths in last 15 months: 625,000 (500k/year) So 30 times more likely to be killed by covid than by murder.
- cutemonster 5y ago
  Not if you are below about 70 years old. Most people who die in covid are old. I'd think most people who get shot, are younger
  - oarsinsync 5y ago
    > Not if you are below about 70 years old. As another commentor noted: > However, if you arbitrarily throw away the number one cause of violence in other countries, surprisingly enough, their numbers are also way lower.
    - cutemonster 5y ago
      I replied to "So 30 times more likely" -- but it's not, it's either a lot higher, or a lot lower. Fall accidents are also dangerous once you're old, doesn't mean it makes sense to compare that with gun violence or swatting
- Koshkin 5y ago
  Vehicle deaths (2019): 37,595.
- m_mueller 5y ago
  I'm aware of the difference, but it just means a different probability distribution. COVID's is likely very spikey, i.e. only there for a couple of years until you've successfully vaccinated, which we potentially already have, or until efficient treatment is found. Gun violence is there to stay with you throughout your life until society changes. Good luck.
fckthisguy 5y ago
We're doing something about COVID though. Even if some people are shouting "it's my right to have COVID", the vast majority of the population won't accept that stance. That's simply not the case with gun control.