[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Sarah_W

The problem is people who are easily manipulated to believe falsehoods and lies. Please do the research and get the facts rather simply believe what is spoon fed by the media.

Gun deaths in the U.S.: 10 key questions answered | Pew Research Center

FBI statistics are good sources of data.

Fact: Gun violence is an undefined term. Words are selected to skew the impact of an event. Gun deaths would cover all deaths related to firearms. Gun murders would be self explanatory.

Fact: IN 2020, 54% of all gun related deaths were suicide. Yet, those numbers are included in "gun violence". Someone committed to ending their own life will do it regardless of the method. Japan is a prime example of that.

Fact: Since 1980 our population has increased by 45% from 227M to 329M. Every statistic will have increased so it must be put into context.

Fact. In 1974 the murder rate was 7.2 per 100,000. The murder rate steadily fell, not skyrocketed, until 2020 when it began to climb again to 6.2 per 100,000, still below 1974. That rise is likely tied to the pandemic.

The bottom line is murder by firearm is lower per capita than 1974. When someone proclaims that it has skyrocketed it is clearly a case of not doing the research but simply believing the narrative of someone with a political agenda. The truth is the truth.