Re:Harvard and the Making of the Unabomber (2000)
by titzer on Friday September 01, 2017 @09:06AM
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> Meanwhile 1.3 million people die in road crashes
You're comparing a global number to...something else.
In the US (~33,000 deaths annually by firearm, including suicide, ~32,000 traffic fatalities).
What was your point again?
Re:Harvard and the Making of the Unabomber (2000)
by fundabulousrIII on Friday September 01, 2017 @01:28PM
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You'd rather the suicides use more primitive implements?
If you are done with things a gun is pretty painless and nearly certain. Everything else should have warning labels.
Re:Harvard and the Making of the Unabomber (2000)
by grzm on Friday September 01, 2017 @01:32PM
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As the guidelines request,
> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
This is particularly important on sensitive topics, such as this one. The goal of HN is not combative arguments, but rather constructive, substantive discussion.
Re:Harvard and the Making of the Unabomber (2000)
by fundabulousrIII on Friday September 01, 2017 @01:40PM
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Get a life. Oh, excuse me, was my sarcasm too transparent?
... because guns are a "force or thought multiplier".
I read that about 40,000 people are killed/injured by guns per year, with 44% of households owning one. Meanwhile 1.3 million people die in road crashes - let alone injuries. If we simply judge "empirically" what happens by sheer ratios of ownership, the NRA's arguments make even more sense. That isn't to say I agree with their jingoism, but let's not oversimplify the issue.