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US: Huge number of guns, access to violent games Rest of world: access to violent games US: lots of gun deaths Rest of world: not lots of gun deaths So either
by bernardom 14y ago
US: Huge number of guns, access to violent games
Rest of world: access to violent games
US: lots of gun deaths
Rest of world: not lots of gun deaths
So either
1- lots of guns = more gun deaths, or
2- lots of guns combined with violent games = more gun deaths
No way to tease out the two variables, unless there are places with lots of guns and no violent games that we can look at.
- taligent 14y agoYES. Seriously why isn't anyone recognising this ? The exact same violent video games and movies available in the US exist in many Western countries (New Zealand, Australia, UK, Singapore, Ireland, Scotland, France). But there is no where near the same issues. In Australia I could get lost and end up at any house and be guaranteed I am not going to be killed for no reason.
- johngalt 14y agoDo you honestly think if you get lost and knock on a strangers door you'll just be indiscriminately killed in the USA? Remember that the statistics are all talking about relatively small numbers. Take USA's 0.00004 vs Australia's 0.00001 it's technically correct to say '300% more likely', but it's still a very small chance. tl;dr Your more likely to commit suicide than be murdered in either country.