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JI7

(89,239 posts)
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 03:52 AM Oct 2017

Here's why Australians will Never Understand the US Obsession with Guns

<This is the number of people killed by Stephen Paddock in Las Vegas in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.



It was more than the total number of gun-related deaths in Australia in all of 2016, excluding self harm.




Here's how many gun-related deaths there have been in the US so far in 2017, also excluding self harm.



It's worth pointing out that self harm is actually the number one category of gun-related deaths, in both the US and Australia. So the total figure of gun deaths is much higher.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/heres-why-australia-will-never-understand-the-us-obsession-with-guns-20171003-gyt7ys.html >

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Here's why Australians will Never Understand the US Obsession with Guns (Original Post) JI7 Oct 2017 OP
That is a strong graphic JDC Oct 2017 #1
K&R stonecutter357 Oct 2017 #2
K&R B Stieg Oct 2017 #3
something is seriously wrong here Skittles Oct 2017 #4
They call us snowflakes!! Soxfan58 Oct 2017 #6
Wow!!!!!!!!!! Soxfan58 Oct 2017 #5

Skittles

(153,111 posts)
4. something is seriously wrong here
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 05:57 AM
Oct 2017

so many fucking snowflakes who cannot live without their weapons

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