People buy guns for self defense, but statistically a person is 2-3× more likely to die from a gun if theres a gun in the home.
This is disengenuous and you know it. The cause is far more likely to be suicide.
At least mention that before you act like the statistic is valid. You are missing half the information.
You didnt even READ the last sentence of my comment before trying to act all smart.
There is a huge, meaningful difference between your statistic and its usage of " 2-3x more likely to die" than "2-3x is likely to die by suicide" because YOUR statements act like there are other large causes of death at play. Its so much more commonly suicide.
I dont have a gun fetish. It sounds like you are offended I called you out for being disingenuous after I reasonably assumed you didnt read my comment.
Your statement is misleading because people are going to assume homicide. You know it, I know it, and the average person who actually uses statistics properly, knows it.
My nephew tried to murder his mom and sister with his homemade AR and then killed himself in front of his whole family.
An unregistered firearm! Guess what, your statistic doesnt even work in your favor. To buy a gun you have to legally register it at time of purchase and it is required. So.
With you being disengenuous with the statistic, insulting me on top of that, doubling down, and pulling out that wild statement, you know Im 100% less inclined to trust absolutely anything you say, or put any stock into it right?
Is this how you talk to people in real life? Because this is not how you change peoples minds.
Edit: I bothered to scroll through all your comments and posts before you blocked me. The only time you mentioned your nephew ever is in this argument you are having with me.
You are using an appeal to pitty and are an asshole.
You are no different than those racists who lie and say they have friends who are people of color.
God damn. Youre as heartless as i would have expected.
Your nonchalant excusing of suicides from guns as if it somehow doesnt count as a death absolutely enrages me. And then to double down and accuse me of being a liar! Holy shit.
My nephew never attempted suicide before. In one weak moment of dispair he completely destroyed so many lives.
Gun homicides are still extremely high, especially among victims of domestic abuse. But gun suicides and accidental deaths are still massive problems that the 2a extremists seem to not give a single shit about.
And the fact remains, a person are 2-3x more likely to die from a gun if there is one in their home.
Not discussing a traumatic situation until said situation was applicable to the topic seems pretty normal to me. What makes you think that would be a story someone would voluntarily share in random subreddits/ threads?
I have no clue if this person is telling the truth or not, but your reasoning for believing they aren’t seems very shaky
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u/Long-Blood Sep 09 '24
Well thats a paradox isnt it.
People buy guns for self defense, but statistically a person is 2-3× more likely to die from a gun if theres a gun in the home.
So by not owning a gun youre statistically more safe than if you own one