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Re:Gun homicides down dramatically, Americans unaware by RazorCrusade on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @11:06PM (#7849999)
I was just counter-pointing what the article seems to be touting as a huge positive, specifically from the research they cite: http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/files/2013/05/firearms_final_.... The "49% decline" is based on gun-related homicides per 100,000 people. I never intended for that to be taken as "gun homicides are the only homicides that matter". That's silly.
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Re:Gun homicides down dramatically, Americans unaware by ahomescu1 on Thursday June 05, 2014 @12:12AM (#7850184)
> I never intended for that to be taken as "gun homicides are the only homicides that matter". That's silly.

I didn't interpret things as extremely as that, I just feel that I don't think the distinction really matters (as long as someone got murdered, I'm not sure it matters whether it was by gun).

What also bothers me is that numbers on gun homicides feel to me like pro- or anti-gun propaganda, which is annoying either way.

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