On Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 7:18:42 PM UTC-7, bruce bowser wrote:
"In 2020, 54% of all gun-related deaths in the U.S. were suicides (24,292), while 43% were murders (19,384), according to the CDC."
Pew Research - Feb 3, 2022
-- https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/
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"Every day, more than 110 people are killed from guns and more than 200 are shot and wounded."
-- https://www.arlingtonva.us/files/sharedassets/public/county-board/documents/proclamations/natl-gun-violence-awareness-day.pdf
DUH! Most gun deaths are suicides, you fool. If they didn't have a firearm they would find another method to kill themselves.
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