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Comment by bluGill | Hacker News Reader

Despite what the media tries to tell you, shooting people in the US is not common. The media has an agenda on you thinking otherwise.

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Chicago had 561 murders in 2018. That's 1.5 murders a day.

Chicago had 2948 shooting victims in 2018. That's 8 shooting victims a day.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-murder-total-2018-...

To someone living in Europe, these rates defy belief.

yea but its fucking chicago. inner cities suck in the us.

The vast majority of shootings in Chicago do not happen in the inner city (aka the Loop). Most of these are on the South side and West side of the city

In my neighborhood (SF Mission) there's a shooting at least once a week... seems like mostly on Sundays. So it just depends where in the U.S. you're living.

Correct, I should have not said shot and more said had a gun waiving at him.

I would say however, that while shootings are rare in the US, so are events where people run to grab a weapon. We can agree that the prevalence of guns means there is a high chance a gun is the most dangerous weapon available.

I would guess that in events where there is banging on a house guns are "involved" more in the USA than in other countries. It'd be hard to collect that data because a gun in the hand of one person can quickly de-escalate a situation.

Guns are common in the US, but most gun owners are not out looking for a chance to use them. Even those who support carry their gun with them everywhere do not pull their gun just because they can, and most have enough training to not pull their gun too soon. (pulling a gun can defuse the situation when the other party realizes it is serious, but it can also escalate the situation when the other turns to the fight side of fight of flight)

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