Gun Violence in America

[Triweasel]

I think SV had it right the first time. American culture has had a really toxic gun fetish since forever.

[YankeeTripper]

What percentage of murders are committed by first time criminals?

[Ranger]

I don’t know what percentage of murders are committed by first time criminals

Are you arguing for longer prison sentences for first time criminals??? Is first time crime a gateway to murder??

[The_President]

Maybe we should convince more gun owners to not become criminals.

Like in Montana or West virginia that have higher homicide rates than California or New York.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/homicide_mortality/homicide.htm

[The_President]

Sort of looks like a map of gun ownership rates and republican voter rates.

[Maphistos_Sidekick]

@The_President

Like in Montana or West virginia that have higher homicide rates than California or New York.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/homicide_mortality/homicide.htm

Note that Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, which are among the lower homicide rate states, are also among the most gun-friendly states.

[YankeeTripper]

No I’m saying that a lot of folks who have never had any criminal background get guns. And sometimes those folks kill people. Sometimes a lot of people.

[Mathman]

I thought it looked like a map of the prevalence of diabetes.

[dr_t_non-fan]

@Mathman

I thought it looked like a map of the prevalence of diabetes

Diabetes causes gun ownership! TIL!

[Tiffany]

That 6-year old probably had at least 3 priors amirite.

[Mathman]

Yes, if you can’t afford insulin, you buy gun to acquire it. Simple. A gun is way cheaper than insulin.

[The_President]

Gun friendly, but don’t own guns apparently?

[The_President]

[MAX]

How do they know who owns guns when you dont have to register them or do a background check to own/buy them?

[ldancer911]

@MAX

How do they know who owns guns when you dont have to register them or do a background check to own/buy them?

From the study:

We used data from a nationally representative sample of 4000 US adults, from 50 states and District of Columbia, aged >18 years to assess gun ownership and social gun culture performed in October 2013.

[NormalDan]

1 in 10 in NJ owns a gun? That’s scary

[dr_t_non-fan]

@NormalDan

1 in 10 in NJ owns a gun? That’s scary.

That documentary on HBO leads me to believe that number is low.

You know: “The Sopranos.”

[NormalDan]

Yeah, gotta kick those people all back to @ao_fan’s hometown

[SteveGrondin]

Wow with a survey sample size that small, there are some serious error bars around those numbers. That .x% is just noise for smaller pop states. There also have been a large number of gun sales between then and now. Not sure how that impacts people with guns, but at least some should be first time owners.

[notreallyme]

Ring ring
“Hello?”
“Hi! We’re taking a survey of gun ownership by location. Do you own a gun?”
“Yeah”
“And what is your address?”
Supplies street address
“Thanks! Is anyone home right now?”
“Neah, this is my cell”
Click
VROOOOOOOM!