[OC] Firearm availability compared to homicide rates around the worldSubmitted by blizzard36 t3_11558uw in dataisbeautiful
HijacksMissiles t1_j8zv537 wrote
Reply to comment by MadcapHaskap in [OC] Firearm availability compared to homicide rates around the world by blizzard36
I think the clear conclusion from using all the data is that increased availability of firearms does not increase homicide.
Contrary to all the "common sense" arguments circulating on the subject.
(Provided we accept the source data as true)
MadcapHaskap t1_j8zviiy wrote
I'm not aware of any common sense arguments to the contrary. Gun ownership rates and murder rates are uncorrelated, as you'd expect.
HijacksMissiles t1_j8zvyan wrote
You wouldn't believe how many facebook meme level arguments I've seen asserting the opposite.
MadcapHaskap t1_j8zyvuj wrote
The intersection of common sense arguments and facebook memes is the null set.
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