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Re:Japan was the future but it's stuck in the past by unmole on Sunday January 22, 2023 @11:14AM (#34478796)
> America just literally banned abortion

This is simply not true.

While shootings get a lot of attention, the probability of getting shot is approximately zero.

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Re:Japan was the future but it's stuck in the past by lemoncookiechip on Sunday January 22, 2023 @11:40AM (#34479136)
We literally had a mass shooting where 10 died and 10 were injured, today. And the number 1 cause of death in children is gun violence, for the last few years.
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Re:Japan was the future but it's stuck in the past by unmole on Sunday January 22, 2023 @06:28PM (#34483504)
> We literally had a mass shooting where 10 died and 10 were injured, today.

And? Statistically, every day over a 100 people die in motor vehicle incidents and a further 100 from fall related injuries in America. You're just proving my point.

> number 1 cause of death in children is gun violence,

Firearm related deaths are not all gun violence. The overwhelming majority of them are accidents.

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Re:Japan was the future but it's stuck in the past by fvdessen on Sunday January 22, 2023 @11:31AM (#34479019)
It’s not zero at all it’s higher than dying from a bike accident
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Re:Japan was the future but it's stuck in the past by Joeri on Sunday January 22, 2023 @12:32PM (#34479856)
Just looked it up: 0.3% lifetime probability of dying by gun assault. Mass shootings are indeed lower at 0.01%.
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