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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAs you head to the NRA Meeting, there is THIS for potus to consider (he won't)
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More kids are dying now from gun violence than die in car accidents.
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As you head to the NRA Meeting, there is THIS for potus to consider (he won't) (Original Post)
kpete
May 2018
OP
Very useful next time ignorant white wing gunners repeat meme we should outlaw cars before gunz
Hoyt
May 2018
#1
With the lowering of the car deaths, there are many more people available to be shot.
George II
May 2018
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Hoyt
(54,770 posts)1. Very useful next time ignorant white wing gunners repeat meme we should outlaw cars before gunz
because cars kill more people, or some such junk. [Yes, gunners, I realize that may not be true for other age groups -- so, don't waste your time.]
aikoaiko
(34,165 posts)2. Normally, I don't consider 18 - 29 year olds kids, but YMMV.
inwiththenew
(972 posts)3. What happened in 2014?
The graph is more of a story of falling auto deaths rather than rising gun deaths until 2014. The gun deaths remained relatively consistent from 1999-2013 it looks like.
George II
(67,782 posts)4. With the lowering of the car deaths, there are many more people available to be shot.