yup.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/23/us/guns-leading-cause-of-trauma-related-deaths/index.html
the presence of a gun dramatically increases the chance that suicidal thoughts will lead to death, and of course there’s the non negligible chance of outright murder especially for women in domestic violence situations and for black men generally
cars get safer every year. guns get more numerous and more deadly.
but at least we have the right to bear arms. hooray.
eta: mass shootings are frequent, more than one a day so far this year, but statistically they don’t add much directly. ( maybe indirectly as everyone goes to buy more guns to keep themselves “safe” )
here’s today’s latest:
