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SYFROYH

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20. I'm not sure calling it genocide will help at all.

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Wed Nov 30, 2022, 01:12 PM

Nov 2022

I'm interested in explanations for the decline in gun-related deaths in the 1990s and the rise in the 2010s.

Gun sales have been increasing through the decline and rise so I don't think it's just a matter of more guns.

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Over 1 million people in US have been killed by firearms over past 30 years, data shows [View all] Initech Nov 2022 OP

Well shit - there's only one answer to this - MORE GUNS!! NoMoreRepugs Nov 2022 #1

. applegrove Nov 2022 #2

Average of 35,820 people killed each year for 31 years. patphil Nov 2022 #3

Not to mention the entire country is living in fear of getting shot. Initech Nov 2022 #4

Thoughts and prayers, followed by "this is not the time to talk about gun laws" BS. patphil Nov 2022 #18

Yup. It's the circle of death and it screws us all. Initech Nov 2022 #19

1M Americans died of Covid in 2 year and cons/Repukes behaved like malicious saboteurs there too RockRaven Nov 2022 #5

Glad to see data largely missing from public record. Kid Berwyn Nov 2022 #6

Well that's murders and suicides added together, usually reported separately. nt EX500rider Nov 2022 #7

No, I refer to zero federal funding for gun violence research. Kid Berwyn Nov 2022 #9

That bill doesn't prevent research EX500rider Nov 2022 #11

It prohibits federal funding for research into gun violence & gun control. Kid Berwyn Nov 2022 #14

Again the bill does not prevent research EX500rider Nov 2022 #16

It prevents federal funds use for gun violence research... Kid Berwyn Nov 2022 #17

And again does not prevent the research, just no advocacy at the Dept level EX500rider Nov 2022 #21

The single biggest thing we could do to cut down on deaths by guns overnight Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #8

No more like 2/3 to 3/4 are suicides. Nt EX500rider Nov 2022 #12

The GOP sees this as a suitable sacrifice to the Gun God and sacred 2A. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #10

The Slobfather alone killed as many from Covid malaise Nov 2022 #13

I don't think gun control was a major issue this past election Kaleva Nov 2022 #15

I'm not sure calling it genocide will help at all. SYFROYH Nov 2022 #20