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GeoWilliam750

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5. Fascinating data

Reply to Baconator (Original post)

Sun Feb 18, 2018, 11:59 PM

Feb 2018

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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538.com's Interactive Gun Death Statistics Chart [View all] 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