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In reply to the discussion: Warning shot: Gun violence lands US lowest life expectancy among rich nations [View all]hack89
(39,171 posts)31. I bought up 30,000 gun deaths. I was confirming your post
How does that obfuscate the issue?
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Warning shot: Gun violence lands US lowest life expectancy among rich nations [View all]
kpete
Jan 2013
OP
Unsure, but I suspect if gun-related deaths were excluded our numbers would still suck.
NYC_SKP
Jan 2013
#7
Using that very link you provided, I found 31K deaths by firearms. Quite a significant difference.
EOTE
Jan 2013
#13
The post I responded to said that there were 600 some firearm deaths in 2007, the number is actually
EOTE
Jan 2013
#21
I don't think the innocents killed give a damn whether their deaths were accidental or not. NT
EOTE
Jan 2013
#24
I'll demonize those who try to obfuscate the issue so they can continue stroking their guns.
EOTE
Jan 2013
#30
The person I initially responded to was suggesting that gun deaths are no big deal
EOTE
Jan 2013
#32
You were defending a post which tries to state that the number of gun deaths in this country is
EOTE
Jan 2013
#34
Historic low for this country, yet still WELL ahead the rest of the developed world.
EOTE
Jan 2013
#36
How could they have led to more deaths when the death toll is known and is lower?
hack89
Jan 2013
#41
I watched the video and I have to concur with the protestations, at least somewhat ...
brett_jv
Jan 2013
#22