538.com's Interactive Gun Death Statistics Chart

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/gun-deaths/

It really helps keep things in perspective. Give it a try...

edit: Gun* ... Typing one handed is hard and slow...

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538.com's Interactive Gun Death Statistics Chart (Original post)	Baconator	Feb 2018	OP
A lot of people choke to death when they swallow their gum?	oberliner	Feb 2018	#1
Gum doesn't kill people! Though I hear it loses flavor on the bedpost overnight. ;)	moriah	Feb 2018	#2
Im sorry, but you are getting into a really sticky topic.	roamer65	Feb 2018	#3
All punning aside, the link is really good.	moriah	Feb 2018	#4
Fascinating data	GeoWilliam750	Feb 2018	#5

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Sun Feb 18, 2018, 05:12 PM

oberliner (58,724 posts)

1. A lot of people choke to death when they swallow their gum?

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Sun Feb 18, 2018, 05:13 PM

moriah (8,311 posts)

2. Gum doesn't kill people! Though I hear it loses flavor on the bedpost overnight. ;)

(Sorry, couldn't resist.)

Edit to add: Now that I've seen the site... very good link.

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Sun Feb 18, 2018, 05:17 PM

roamer65 (33,974 posts)

3. Im sorry, but you are getting into a really sticky topic.

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Sun Feb 18, 2018, 05:25 PM

moriah (8,311 posts)

4. All punning aside, the link is really good.

People are pointing out Trunp rescinding the order about shrinks signing off before people who are on disability for mental illnesses that could cause psychosis or suicidal ideation would save lives. Maybe not the lives of schoolchildren, but still, lives.

But of course Trump overturned a great way to help prevent suicides at least in some. The trouble is it's helping a population he'd rather eliminate itself.

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Sun Feb 18, 2018, 11:59 PM

GeoWilliam750 (2,446 posts)

5. Fascinating data

The suicide rate by gun for while males is about 3-5 times that of other races. One wonders why this might be.

For white males, the suicide rate by gun is about 7 times that of the homicide rate, accounting for nearly half of gun deaths in the United States. A gun in the home seems to be far more dangerous to its owner than to any potential intruder.

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