• drkt
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    7 hours ago

    Considering I almost get run over every other day and I’ve never seen a gun outside of a shooting range I’d say your comparison is unfair.

    If we ignore that I live in Europe and not America, we can still look at some statistics:
    In 2020 45,222 people died to guns in America.
    In the same year 38,824 people died in motor vehicle accidents.

    They seem pretty comparable?

    • lath@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      “Shooting” was an just example. Think in terms of size and threat of damage. Teens - small car, gang members - truck.

      The numbers do seem comparable though.