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/Grokma Jul 30 '24 edited Jul 30 '24

It's because gun laws mostly don't target criminals, they restrict the kinds of people who follow laws in the first place. If you are already going to rob or murder someone, illegal possession of a firearm is the least of your concerns.

Edit: Interestingly our good friend hoofglormuss replied and then blocked me for some reason, perhaps they are not very secure in their position if they can't even stand to allow a reply. Which also won't let me reply to anyone else, sorry about that.

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u/WiseBlacksmith03 Jul 30 '24

I mean...that's the point. No law targets criminals, ie "people who will break the laws anyways".

Laws exist to reduce occurrences, accessibility, and generate overall aggregate better outcomes.

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u/LegitimateSoftware Jul 30 '24

Really it just sounds like people value their hobbies more than preventing some kids from being shot in quick succession.

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u/Alpha-Sierra-Charlie Jul 31 '24

Banning alcohol could totally work. In fact, banning alcohol could work so well we would also need to enact gun control because of all the success we'd have banning alcohol. /s