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Only? Hospitals are increasingly not stocking anti-venom because it expires and it's expensive to replace.
"For a more accurate comparison, you would compare this with the number of injuries and deaths from firearms."
I was explicit in using the term handguns and deaths to avoid ambiguity.
"a hot-button topic like firearm violence."
I did it on purpose. Not many bad events occurring at 6000/320e6 are ever universally present in and shape our American psyche like handgun deaths.
"There's a lot more goes into a nuanced discussion than throwing out stats like this."
Specifically, snake bites aren't rare. Neither are handgun homicides. Or maybe they are both rare. They're both a two in a hundred thousand event.
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Only? Hospitals are increasingly not stocking anti-venom because it expires and it's expensive to replace.
"For a more accurate comparison, you would compare this with the number of injuries and deaths from firearms."
I was explicit in using the term handguns and deaths to avoid ambiguity.
"a hot-button topic like firearm violence."
I did it on purpose. Not many bad events occurring at 6000/320e6 are ever universally present in and shape our American psyche like handgun deaths.
"There's a lot more goes into a nuanced discussion than throwing out stats like this."
Specifically, snake bites aren't rare. Neither are handgun homicides. Or maybe they are both rare. They're both a two in a hundred thousand event.