(April 18, 2021 at 2:17 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(April 18, 2021 at 1:24 pm)Irreligious Atheist Wrote: After 3 months into the year, the total deaths from mass shootings is the same as deaths from car accidents caused less than every 35 hours in the US. Less than 150 people dead. Over half a million corona deaths in the US and Republicans still didn't want shut downs, so good luck getting them shaking in their boots over less than 1.5 days worth of car accident deaths.
That’s a false comparison. Mass shootings are deliberate, intentional acts intended to take human life. Car accidents are just that - accidents. It’s only meaningful to compare mass shootings to people driving into people with the intention of killing them.
I don’t have any figures on it, but I’m will to bet that the deaths from mass shootings far outweigh the deaths from deliberate vehicular murder.
Boru
^^^^^^^ 100% argee. The two are not comparable for the reasons you said.
I really do get tired of people arguing "other bad things happen, so ignore firearm violence."
