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According to the CDC, guns are used to prevent at least 500,000 violent acts per year in the USA. Why is "wide range of use" being used as the metric rather th
by bradleyy 1y ago
According to the CDC, guns are used to prevent at least 500,000 violent acts per year in the USA.
Why is "wide range of use" being used as the metric rather than "societal good"?
While there are downsides, there's more to it.
- johnisgood 1y agoI was not arguing against guns though. I just tried to say that it is a bit more absurd to ban knives to prevent violence.
- paulryanrogers 1y ago> guns are used to prevent at least 500,000 violent acts per year in the USA. Doubt. More like 70K. Far fewer than incidents where guns were used to cause harm. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/debunking-the-guns-make-us-safer-myth/ https://www.americanprogress.org/article/debunking-the-guns-...