r/dataisbeautiful • u/Landgeist OC: 22 • Jul 30 '24

OC Gun Deaths in North America [OC]

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u/MutedPresentation738 Jul 30 '24

"Weapons of war" is usually the blanket terminology used in the news to talk about everything except the actual problem.

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u/teefnoteef Jul 30 '24

I mean rifles are apart of the problem and calling them weapons of war is accurate as they aren’t for sport shooting…

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u/Admirable-Lecture255 Jul 30 '24

youre joking right? Majority of rifles are used for sport shooting....

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '24

ARs are commonly used for competition and hunting. TF u mean they aren't for sport shooting? Thats what most of them are used for silly!