DrJawn t1_jecruvw wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:44 AM

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7% of gun deaths are rifles

what_mustache t1_jef4llc wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:40 PM

That seems like a lot if you assume they aren't typically for suicide.

DrJawn t1_jefgug7 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:59 PM

Even less suicides are rifles. 53% of child gun deaths are suicides.

dogsledonice t1_jed4z8y wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:32 AM

I mean, use whatever stats you want to imply what you want to imply.

"Gun deaths" will include suicides, of which there are very many. Does anyone use an AR for that? No. Do they use ARs in slaughtering innocents in schools, churches, malls, concerts, bars, etc.? Yep. And both figures are grotesquely high *when compared to any similar country* other that the U.S.