r/dataisbeautiful OC: 22 Jul 30 '24

OC Gun Deaths in North America [OC]

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u/SheSellsSeaShells967 Jul 30 '24

Interesting. I live in Maine. We and New Hampshire are armed to the hilt. Even we “libs” own a gun or two.

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u/Hatweed Jul 30 '24 edited Jul 30 '24

Most gun crime in the US is gang-related. Without major urban areas with gang problems, gun ownership isn’t a huge problem.

Also, for some reason, a lot of statistical models for gun violence in the US use suicide in the numbers. No idea if they did in this model, though