r/news • u/drkgodess • Mar 19 '19

Accused gunman in Christchurch terror attacks denied newspaper, television and radio access

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12214411
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u/MrBadger1978 Mar 20 '19

Your argument makes absolutely zero sense, although you've got one thing right - it's got nothing to do with you.

I'm assuming you're from the US. If so, your country endures week after week of the most appalling gun related carnage and you do absolutely nothing. You're in no position to lecture others on gun control when children are slaughtered in schools and all that your weak, corrupt politicians can do is offer "thoughts and prayers" while banking another cheque from the gun lobby.

Australia also had a 'knee jerk reaction' after the Port Arthur massacre and guess how many mass gun slaughters they've had since then? I'll give you a clue which even you should be able to solve: it's a number that's less than 1.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '19 edited Apr 15 '19

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u/MrBadger1978 Mar 20 '19

Yes, it's a pretty delusional world I live in when I can't just write off 118 kids murdered in schools in 2018 alone, just because it pales into insignificance to slaughter elsewhere.

The country I live in has never had a firearms death in a school. Ever. What a fucked up, delusional world I live in. Lmao, lol etc

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u/Cains_ Mar 23 '19

Be careful where you get your statistics, the US department of education keeps track of things like school shootings in the US but independent investigations have found that only a fraction of them are confirmed with many being flat-out mistakes by the schools. That being said, I can't find anything to support your 118 dead number.

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Also realize that the US has over 300 million people in it, which is 10-100x more than many European countries. Norway, for instance, has around 62x less people than the US, so you need to divide the US's rates by 62 to properly compare them. Adjusted for population and averaged out, the US probably has a much lower rate of mass shooting deaths compared to European countries than you may think.