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[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Idk what you mean. The statistics back me up. Accidents are less than 1%.

[–] TurboToad@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

For fatal gun injuries you're right, but about 50% of all non fatal gun injuries are caused unintentionally. There seems to be about 43k unintentional gun injuries per year(source). In comparison in total there are 47k gun deaths per year.

So yeah not negligible in the slightest, especially in a country without healthcare.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

And how many non-fatal but intentional gun injuries?

[–] TurboToad@lemmy.world 1 points 2 minutes ago

The other 50℅, so about 43k...

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It’s reminiscent of what Kirk was saying when he got Kirked.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not sure it's reminiscent of blaming trans people for mass shootings

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He was also talking about gang violence.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago

If so that's one of the few accurate things he's said, assuming one trusts the statistics from the FBI