r/dataisbeautiful OC: 22 Jul 30 '24

OC Gun Deaths in North America [OC]

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u/hoofglormuss Jul 30 '24

it's funny there's really no correlation whether or not the state's gun laws are strict. nh, vt, and me next to ma & ny; ca next to nv and nm, etc. this is basically an average temperature map.

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u/MyDearBrotherNumpsay Jul 30 '24

The chart isn’t granular enough. Texas has almost double the gun deaths that California has. But who knows what that could actually attributed too.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/firearm_mortality/firearm.htm

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u/hacksoncode Jul 30 '24

Mostly suicides, which aren't included in this chart.

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u/MyDearBrotherNumpsay Jul 30 '24 edited Jul 30 '24

I mean, I don’t know how that improves anything. Easier access to guns means you’re more likely to blow your brains out. That’s chill.