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Guns are now the leading cause of death for people under the age of 24 in the US (and have been for several years). Yes, they exceed motor vehicle deaths. http
by davenaff 4y ago
Guns are now the leading cause of death for people under the age of 24 in the US (and have been for several years). Yes, they exceed motor vehicle deaths.
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/05/25/guns-are-the-things-most-likely-to-kill-young-people-in-america https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/05/25/guns-are...
- aksss 4y agoIs that including suicides?
- dredmorbius 4y agoMy first thought on seeing that statistic some weeks ago was that auto deaths must be falling. They're not.
- pseudo0 4y agoNow do the stats for people under 24 without gang affiliation... It's incredibly misleading for the Economist to tie that stat to Uvalde when in reality, it's 16-24 year old gang members shooting each other over the drug trade and personal beefs.
- bismuthcrystal 4y agoRemove gun violence. Remove self defense. Remove gang violence. The chance of someone just waking up, loading a gun and shooting you point blank for no reason are very small.
- namecheapTA 4y agoI stopped going to San Francisco and Oakland years ago, so my odds of death are not anywhere near that. I also wouldn't go to Chicago and several other cities. When I drove down Baja Mexico, I also avoided stopped at all in Tijuana. If you don't go where the murders are, it's pretty safe out there still.