(October 3, 2017 at 8:51 am)Little lunch Wrote:(October 3, 2017 at 5:53 am)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: People always get bent out of shape over a mass killing but they ignore the single killings that take tens of thousands of lives. So until they get as outraged over one killing as they get outraged over multiple killings it seems to be just fake outrage on their part.
Look at the number of people shot YTD in Chicago =
"Year to Date
Shot & Killed: 497
Shot & Wounded: 2390
Total Shot: 2887
Total Homicides: 534"
http://heyjackass.com
Our news coverage in Australia says it's 11160 shooting deaths this year with over 300 million guns existing in America.
Apparently, after this event, gun sales will go up, as after the last mass shooting they went up by 4%.
These things are tragic, and my heart goes out to those families who lost loved ones.
However; it is a bit naive, to think that removing one of the means, is going to solve the underlying issue. And when you look at places where gun controls have been enacted, this shows in the data.
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