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Re:Several people fired after clampdown on speech over Charl... by jfghkjhgkjghkjh on Saturday September 13, 2025 @10:17PM (#45236892)
But....mass shootings accounted for under 0.2% of gun deaths in the United States despite the intense media coverage on it over other forms of homicide.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shootings_in_the_United_S...

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Re:Several people fired after clampdown on speech over Charl... by shadowgovt on Sunday September 14, 2025 @12:04AM (#45237357)
True, and this is the point Charlie Kirk (it seems from the transcript of the comments) was about to make before he was killed.

I doubt he would have taken much comfort in knowing his death is a fascinating statistical anomaly.

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