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this is a sad day for America, violence is not an answer to extreme voices on both ends, praying for peace and space for true free speech.

mempko 1y ago
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- mr90210 1y ago
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  - throwawaybob420 1y ago
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  - averageRoyalty 1y ago
    They have more than 1 per day on average: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2025 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_...
- kulahan 1y ago
  What makes you think most of Americans walking around worried about a shooting? Are they still worried about terrorist attacks and bear maulings too? I’m probably wrong, but dang this seems like such a silly thing to personally worry about.
  - mempko 1y ago
    Almost half of Americans apparently are worried about it. https://news.gallup.com/poll/266681/nearly-half-fear-victim-mass-shooting.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/266681/nearly-half-fear-victim-...
    - kulahan 1y ago
      I can’t help but think this is 99% due to the media. I would bet a million bucks, no matter who you are, that you personally will not get shot. That’s easy math. But I also know human brains are bad at statistics. Meh.
      - selcuka 1y ago
        US is the 6th country in gun related deaths per capita [1]. I think human brains are very good at statistics. [1] https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-deaths-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-death...
        trimethylpurine 1y ago
        Where is it in knife related deaths per capita? How does it compare in deaths per unit poverty per capita? Good statistics beg good questions.
        xwolfi 1y ago
        I've been once threatened by an ex-gf with a knife, telling me she was gonna kill me. You know what I felt ? A mild worry, "come on, drop that, it's not worth it". She threw it across the kitchen and cried in my arms (difficult breakup, she has an history of family violence and alcohol abuse and comes from Myanmar, a tough place. We're both fine). She would have had, to actually endanger me: - to have enough strength to penetrate anything - the courage to see a lot of blood and cries to actually go through with a full murder - resist me fighting her back if it went to that, close range - not react to any rational argument I would beg her to listen to while she attacked me It was a bit traumatizing, but we laugh at it now... she failed at the first rational argument I presented "don't do it, don't ruin your life for a guy". Imagine if we were in a gun country, and she pressed the trigger accidentally... it's not the same, you must understand that, knife murders are really really hard, gun murders really really easy.
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- averageRoyalty 1y ago
  > Remember Charlie got shot while talking about gun violence. He himself said gun deaths are a worthy price to pay for freedom. You didn't say anything incorrect here. To clarify though, the second part was not what he said when he was shot.
  - bena 1y ago
    No, he was insinuating that mass gun violence is a problem mostly among the black community.

mempko 1y ago

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mr90210 1y ago
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- throwawaybob420 1y ago
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- averageRoyalty 1y ago
  They have more than 1 per day on average: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2025 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_...
kulahan 1y ago
What makes you think most of Americans walking around worried about a shooting? Are they still worried about terrorist attacks and bear maulings too? I’m probably wrong, but dang this seems like such a silly thing to personally worry about.
- mempko 1y ago
  Almost half of Americans apparently are worried about it. https://news.gallup.com/poll/266681/nearly-half-fear-victim-mass-shooting.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/266681/nearly-half-fear-victim-...
  - kulahan 1y ago
    I can’t help but think this is 99% due to the media. I would bet a million bucks, no matter who you are, that you personally will not get shot. That’s easy math. But I also know human brains are bad at statistics. Meh.
    - selcuka 1y ago
      US is the 6th country in gun related deaths per capita [1]. I think human brains are very good at statistics. [1] https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-deaths-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-death...
      - trimethylpurine 1y ago
        Where is it in knife related deaths per capita? How does it compare in deaths per unit poverty per capita? Good statistics beg good questions.
        xwolfi 1y ago
        I've been once threatened by an ex-gf with a knife, telling me she was gonna kill me. You know what I felt ? A mild worry, "come on, drop that, it's not worth it". She threw it across the kitchen and cried in my arms (difficult breakup, she has an history of family violence and alcohol abuse and comes from Myanmar, a tough place. We're both fine). She would have had, to actually endanger me: - to have enough strength to penetrate anything - the courage to see a lot of blood and cries to actually go through with a full murder - resist me fighting her back if it went to that, close range - not react to any rational argument I would beg her to listen to while she attacked me It was a bit traumatizing, but we laugh at it now... she failed at the first rational argument I presented "don't do it, don't ruin your life for a guy". Imagine if we were in a gun country, and she pressed the trigger accidentally... it's not the same, you must understand that, knife murders are really really hard, gun murders really really easy.
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averageRoyalty 1y ago
> Remember Charlie got shot while talking about gun violence. He himself said gun deaths are a worthy price to pay for freedom. You didn't say anything incorrect here. To clarify though, the second part was not what he said when he was shot.
- bena 1y ago
  No, he was insinuating that mass gun violence is a problem mostly among the black community.